"Combined efforts from everyone to make Ram Temple inauguration grand": UP Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh
Dec 13, 2023
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 13 : Uttar Pradesh Minister of Tourism & Culture Jaiveer Singh, while speaking about the upcoming 'Pran Pratishtha' (consecration) ceremony at Ayodhya's Ram Temple, said on Tuesday that everyone is putting in efforts to make this ceremony grand.
"Whether it be central government or state government, central organization or state-level organization or whether it be the role of our trust, there are combined efforts from everyone so that the event on January 22 is completed properly," said Jaiveer Singh.
"Soon a meeting will take place where responsibilities would be assigned to various people to make sure that there is no inconvenience to the lakhs of people that would visit Ayodhya temple," he added.
He further said that the duties will be assigned so that all the things involved with tourists who will be coming are taken care of and they do not face any problems.
"From Lucknow to Ayodhya, complete steps would be taken for people's facilities," said Jaiveer Singh.
The Ram Temple is to be inaugurated in Ayodhya on January 22, 2024. The Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust has decided to enthrone Ram Lalla at the sanctum-sanctorum of the Ram Temple between noon and 12:45 pm on January 22, next year.
The trust has invited 4,000 saints of all sects for the ceremony. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya next year.
Vedic rituals for the Pran-Pratishtha (consecration) ceremony of Ram Lalla (infant Lord Ram) in Ayodhya will begin on January 16, next year, a week before the main ceremony.
A Vedic priest from Varanasi, Lakshmi Kant Dixit, will perform the main rituals of the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla on January 22.
From January 14 to January 22, Ayodhya will mark the Amrit Mahautsav. A 1008 Hundi Mahayagya will also be organised in which thousands of devotees will be fed.
Several tent cities are being erected in Ayodhya to accommodate thousands of devotees, who are expected to arrive in the temple town of Uttar Pradesh for the grand consecration of the Ram Temple.
According to the Sri Ram Janambhoomi Trust, arrangements will be made for 10,000-15,000 people.
Local authorities are gearing up for the anticipated surge in visitors around the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony and are in the process of implementing enhanced security measures and making logistical arrangements to ensure a smooth and spiritually enriching experience for all attendees.
