Check Gundicha, Mausima, HC tells ASI

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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court Thursday directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to inspect the Mausima Temple and the Gundicha Temple in Puri for any structural defects in these shrines.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vineet Saran and Justice B R Sarangi gave this direction.The ASI has been asked to submit a report in the court by July 30 detailing if the shrines required any repair works.
The court also asked the ASI to repair the cracks identified in the Jay Vijay Gate of the Srimandir during the Rath Yatra as the deities will be out of the shrines during these days for a nine-day visit to Gundicha Temple.
The Rath Yatra would begin July 14 and conclude July 25 with Neeladri Bije.
The ASI Thursday submitted a status report to the court giving the details of the repair works that have been undertaken to repair the small temples on Srimandir precincts.The HC in April this year had asked the ASI to inspect the small temples, including the Mukti Mandap.
The court is monitoring the works undertaken by the ASI in repairing the Srimandir while adjudicating over a PIL filed in this connection.
The PIL had alleged that the ASI was neglecting in protection and preservation of the 800-year-old temple at Puri despite cracks that had appeared at many places.