Dibyasingha Deb
Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb is a King of Puri. Gajapati Maharaj is the "Aadyasevak" of Lord Jagannath. The "Aadyasevak" of Lord Jagannath is also identified as the Yadav Raja of Puri. According to some customs he is also considered to be the living reflection of the Lord. He is the chairman of the Shri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee.
Dibyasingha Deb ascended the throne in 1970 at the age of 17 after the death of his father, the then Maharaja of Puri, Gajapati Birakishore Deb. Before taking the titular name of Dibyasingha Deb, he was named Jenamani Kamarnab Deb.
