Sants reach Ayodhya for Pran Pratistha Mahotsav preparations
Oct 01, 2023
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 1 : The city of Ayodhya is abuzz with preparations for the momentous Pran Pratistha Mahotsav, an event that holds profound significance for millions of devotees of Lord Ram.
As Ayodhya, the epicentre of this religious fervour, gears up for the celebration, sants and sages reached the Ram Janmabhoomi on Sunday where the new Ram Mandir is being built and is reported to open by January next year.
The Pran Pratishtha Mahotsav will be celebrated when the idol of Lord Ram is installed in the temple and the event will reportedly be graced by the Prime Minister of India.
Most of the sants of India met during the preparation for the upcoming grand event.
A sant who arrived to visit the temple, while talking to ANI said that the world's best and largest Ram temple is being constructed in Ayodhya.
"We had come to visit the Ram Janmabhoomi temple earlier as well. Today all the saints have come here to visit the temple...The world's best and largest Ram temple is being constructed here...," he said.
Earlier, Chairman of Ayodhya Ram Mandir Construction Committee Nripendra Misra said that Pilgrims will be able to have a glimpse of the idol of Lord Ram in his child form at the temple in Ayodhya definitely before January 26 and the first phase of construction of the grand temple will be completed by December this year.
"It is safe to announce that the pilgrims would be able to have a glimpse of Lord Ram in his child form definitely before January 26, 2024," Misra said.
Misra said that 70,000-75,000 people can have easy darshan if the temple is open for 12 hours. He said money for temple construction is coming from the people and there is no government involvement and about Rs 3,500 crore has been collected through donations.
Supreme Court's verdict in 2019 on the Ayodhya dispute paved the way for the construction of a grand Ram temple.
Following the apex court verdict, the Centre set up Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Tirtha Kshetra' Trust to take all decisions regarding the construction of a magnificent Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The construction of the temple has been progressing at a steady pace under the supervision of the Trust.
The idol of Ram Lalla will be in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Ram Temple on August 5, 2020.
