Job Alert: Temple Ritual Coordinator (Niti Karta)
Temple: Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri
Location: Puri, Odisha
Application Email: jagannath.recruit@nic.in
Deadline: 10 July 2025
Salary: ₹68,000/month + traditional benefits

Role & Sacred Responsibilities
Ritual Orchestration:

Coordinate 56+ daily rituals (Chhappan Bhog) from Mangala Alati to Pahuda

Manage 500+ servitors (Sevayats) during festivals like Rath Yatra

Calendar Management:

Set annual ritual calendar using Tithi and Nakshatra calculations

Adjust schedules per Deity’s symbolic illness (Anasara) periods

Sacred Kitchen Oversight:

Supervise 700+ cooks for Mahaprasad production (56 varieties daily)

Ensure compliance with 13th-century Niti Shastras

Procession Logistics:

Plan chariot routes for Rath Yatra (3km procession)

Coordinate Daitapati servitors during Nabakalebara (Deity renewal)

Essential Requirements
Education Experience Specialized Skills
MA Sanskrit/Odia Literature 8+ years temple administration Mastery of Jagannath Nitis texts
Certified Temple Ritualist (CTR) Rath Yatra management experience Odia typing (Chandrabindu font)
– Knowledge of Tantric Parichha system Crisis management during Bahuda Yatra
Unique Ritual Knowledge Needed
Decoding Deity’s symbolic gestures (Chaka Apasara)

Managing Chhera Pahanra (royal sweeping ritual)

Understanding Rosa Pitha (Anger Seat) protocols

Salary & Traditional Perks
Base Pay: ₹68,000 (Level 12, OHRC)

Bhog Privilege: Daily Mahaprasad for family

Housing: Free stay in Bada Danda heritage house

Unique Benefits:

Silver chariot ride during Suna Besha

Lifetime hereditary rights for descendants

Annual Daru Brahma pilgrimage allowance

Application Process
Email Submission to jagannath.recruit@nic.in:

Subject Line: “Niti Karta Application – [Your Name] – [Gotra]”

Attachments:

Scanned handwritten Odia essay (500 words):

Integrating Technology in 13th-Century Rituals

Community certificate (Only Brahmins/Daitapatis eligible)

Rath Yatra participation proofs

Interview:

Stage 1: Oral test on Niladri Mahodaya text

Stage 2: Practical ritual simulation at Ananda Bazar