The Odisha government is working to copyright rituals of the Jagannath temple to protect its traditional cultural expressions, said Puri's titular king, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb. His statement comes after ISKCON's "untimely celebration" of rituals abroad and Bengal naming a temple in Digha as 'Jagannath Dham'. These acts are "gross violations" of sacred scriptures, Deb added.