The holy shrine is being run and managed by Kalinga Cultural Trust, Hyderabad. Kalinga Cultural Trust, Banjara Hills was formed and registered under Societies of Registration Act in the year 1992 which was earlier known as Utkal Sanskrutika Parishad for several years. This is a charitable and religious trust and is governed by its own by-laws.
The Kalinga Cultural Trust, here after known as "Trust" mainly swears by following objectives:
Kalinga Cultural Trust has emerged as an unique platform for cultural, religious and charitable activities at Hyderabad. It keeps alive the uniqueness of Odia culture amongst Odias of Hyderabad and others. Trust organizes exciting cultural programmes and enlivens temple dance traditions, community celebrations like sarvajanik Durga Puja, Ganesh Puja, Savitri Puja and Kumar Purnima etc are organized and attended by large number of Odias and non-Odias. Trust organizes Anna danam in different Odia clusters on important occasions in addition to several other activities.
The trust also renders Medical assistance to the needy, helps capacity and skill building efforts in educational institutions, provides for scholarship to meritorious & needy students and undertakes other charitable activities in addition to promotion of cultural activities.
The Auditorium of the Trust is given free of cost to cultural bodies and institutions to encourage & popularise the traditional classical dance & music and folk art. On its own, the Trust organizes periodical cultural programmes at the cultural centre & other locations inhabitated by Odias in Hyderabad.
The Trust is instrumental in construction of Lord Shri Jagannath Temple at different locations. The Trust was actively associated in the construction of Lord Shri Jagannath Temple at Dibrugarh, Assam which stands as a landmark in that area today after its consecration in Dec-2014.
The Trust has also rendered strategic help and guidance in construction of Lord Shri Jagannath Temple at IDA Bolaram, Hyderabad. Request for construction of Shree Jagannath temple at some other locations are under consideration.
Sri. A.K.Mohanty IPS (Rtd.)
Former Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh.
Sri. NarahariBiswal, IRS (Rtd.)
Former Income-Tax, Commissioner
Sri.Krishna Kumar Dwivedi,
Former Director (Retd)
Department of Atomic Mineral Division, Govt. of India
Sri. Jatish Chandra Mohanty, IAS (Rtd.)
FormerPrl. Secy, Govt. of A.P
Sri. Manoj Kumar Biswal
(Entrepreneur)
Sri. Bhimsen Rout
(Entrepreneur)
Sri. Bijay Kumar Senapati
(Entrepreneur)
Sri. GaganBihari Rout, Senior Scientist,
Dept. of Atomic Energy
Sri. S.K.Chhotray, IFS (Rtd)
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests.
Sri. BhimsenBiswal
(Entrepreneur)
Sri. Aswini Kumar Parida IAS (Rtd)
Former Special Chief Secretary
Govt. of India
Sri. MrutyunjayaSahu
IAS (Rtd)
Sri. ChandanMitra, IFS (Rtd)
Former Chief Conservator of Forest
Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.
Sri. Pradip Kumar Mahalik,
Regional Manager
SBI Life
G.C. Das, IRS (Rtd)
Former Income Tax Commissioner
Day to day affairs of the Trust is managed by the Executive Committee which is elected once a year. The members of the Executive Committee are as follows:
Sri. NarahariBiswal, IRS (Rtd.)
Former Income-Tax, Commissioner
Sri. Bhimsen Rout
(Entrepreneur)
Sri. Bijay Kumar Senapati
(Entrepreneur)
Sri. GaganBihari Rout, Senior Scientist
Dept. of Atomic Energy
Sri. Soumendra Kumar Pani
Dept. of Atomic Mineral Division
Hyderabad
Sri. Pradip Kumar Mahalik
Regional Manager
SBI Life
Sri. Radhamadhab mishra
Vice president
Hdfc Bank
Sri. Susanta Kumar Padhi
Vice President, Finance, Maha Cement
Hyderabad
Membership for the Trust is by application. Desirous person can apply for Annual, Associate or life Membership. Every application for membership should be recommended by at least two executive body/governing body members of the Trust subject to following conditions.
Persons who are committed to cause of classical art, music, dance, believe in Indian culture, Jagannath Dharma, promotion of social causes public good, humanitarian actions etc are admitted as Associate members without any voting rights. Applications for associate members can be addressed to President KCT in the same manner as that of Annual member.