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BHUBANESWAR: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday released coins in denominations of Rs 10 and Rs 1,000 commemorating Lord Jagannath 's Nabakalebara festival observed in July 2015. We would have been happier had the President released them during his visit to the Jagannath Temple itself," said a temple official. The state government had distanced itself from the row, saying the expert panel that sent the design had been selected by the Centre. "We are glad that the coins have finally been released. The Centre had then said this was in opposition to the limbless idols worshipped in Puri..