Shops and commercial establishment were closed in response to a call given by traders to protest the attack on the local MLA.
The traders' body took out a procession from Singhadwara (Lions gate) of the Shri Jagannath temple.
The shutdown put tourists and visitors in trouble as even eating joints remained closed.
Meanwhile, the doctors attending Mohanty at a private hospital here said that he was out of danger but likely to remain in ICU for one more day.