Section 8 in The Shri Jagannath Temple Rules, 1960
8. Jewelleries in the images of the deities.
- The safe custody of the jewelleries which have to constantly remain on the image of the deities inside the temple shall, subject to the supervision and control of the Committee, be the immediate responsibility of Palia Mekaps and Palia Khuntias in respect of the main temple and of the respective sevaks in relation to the subsidiary temples as recorded in the record-of-rights. An inventory of all such jewelleries shall be maintained by the Administrator subject to the supervision by the Committee. A copy of such inventory shall be submitted to the State Government and the inventory shall be compared and verified from time to time as the Committee may direct.
