Archive · 26 Aug 2026
IIT-Bhubaneswar to Design Queue System for Puri Jagannath Temple
The Odisha government wants to make visits to the Jagannath Temple more orderly.
It has asked IIT-Bhubaneswar to design a better system for managing queues.
Large crowds visit the temple every day, and even more people arrive during festivals.
The plan includes ramps and lanes inside parts of the temple.
These could help many devotees see the deities more clearly.
About 8,000 to 10,000 people may be able to enter each hour.
IIT-Bhubaneswar will first build and test a pilot design.
Temple officials and the Chhatisha Niyog will monitor the project before it is introduced.
The Odisha government has engaged IIT-Bhubaneswar to develop a queue management system for Puri’s Jagannath Temple.
The proposed system aims to reduce congestion and give devotees clearer, more orderly views of the deities.
Five separate darshan ramps could allow about 8,000-10,000 devotees to enter the temple each hour.
IIT-Bhubaneswar is refining the government’s original elevated wooden-ramp proposal through a pilot model.
The model will be trialled before possible implementation within three to four months, with crowd control beginning at Sata Pahacha.
- Who
- The Odisha government, IIT-Bhubaneswar, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration and the Chhatisha Niyog are involved.
- What
- A queue management system using elevated ramps and lanes for darshan is being developed.
- When
- The announcement was made on Tuesday, August 25; the pilot is expected to be tested before possible implementation within three to four months.
- Where
- The system is planned for the Jagannath Temple in Puri, especially the Nata Mandap and Jagamohan.
- Why
- The plan is intended to manage large crowds, reduce congestion and improve devotees’ views of the deities.
- Project developer
- Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
- Temple
- Jagannath Temple in Puri
- Proposed capacity
- About 8,000-10,000 devotees per hour
- Ramp design
- Five separate ramps were proposed; the revised plan includes five to six elevated lanes
- Pilot timeline
- Trial and possible implementation within three to four months
- Crowd-control point
- Sata Pahacha at the temple entrance
- Additional proposal
- An air-conditioning system for the Nata Mandap
