AFTER 500 years of penance, the sacred sanctum sanctorum of Lord Shri Ram is ready, in all its glory, to welcome devotees from across the world. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust announced on Monday that the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is complete and is awaiting the Pran Pratistha ceremony scheduled for January 22. “After 500 years of penance, the “sacred Garbhagriha of Prabhu Shri Ram Lalla Sarkar is ready in all its glory to welcome the aaradhya of millions of Ram Bhakts across the world,” the trust posted on X. Dozens of guests, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the grand ceremony, which will witness Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla in the sanctum-sanctorum (garbhagriha). The temple will be open to devotees on January 24. With less than two weeks to go until the Ayodhya Ram Temple inauguration on January 22, State Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh said on Monday that the department will start helicopter services soon as a large number of visitors are expected to attend the ceremony. The minister, however, did not give a specific date. “The services will start before January 22.

 

Speaking with ANI on Monday, the minister said, “Yes. The helicopter services will start for devotees visiting the city. We are also planning to start water services. Airport services have already started.” Saryu Aarti with same grandeur as Ganga Aarti: WITH the ongoing preparations for the Pran Pratistha of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Saryu River Aarti in Ayodhya will be done with the same grandeur as the Ganga Aarti in Varanasi, said Uttar Pradesh’s Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh. The Minister said that two scholars will be called from Kashi to Ayodhya for the same. Jaiveer Singh said this on Monday during the departmental official’s review meeting at Paryatan Bhawan regarding the Ayodhya preparations. Jaiveer Singh also stated that a statue of Maharishi Valmiki will be installed in front of Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, in Ayodhya. A statue of Lord Sun (Surya Dev) will also be installed in Ayodhya since Lord Shri Ram was his descendent, a Suryavanshi.

 

Continuous efforts are being made to install both statues before the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple on January 22. He mentioned that bhajans based on Shri Ram will be sung by famous bhajan singers like Anup Jalota, Sadho Band, Prem Prakash Dubey, Batool Begum, Nitin Dubey, Richa Sharma, Tripti Shakya and others on the evening stage in Ayodhya. The recitation of the Ramayana will start in temples on January 14. The Principal Secretary of Tourism and Culture, Mukesh Kumar Meshram, said that Ayodhya is being developed as the most beautiful city in the world. The minister said that it is the Government’s endeavour to ensure that the devotees of Lord Ram who come here leave with pleasant memories.