LUCKNOW :
AHEAD of the consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January
22, jewellers are witnessing a
high demand for gold and silver coins with the imprint of
Ram temple and Ram Darbar.
Pushpendra Jaiswal, General Secretary of Uttar Pradesh
Jewellers’ Association, said
that silver Ram Darbar is in
greatdemandinthemarket.
Jewellers,inKanpuralone,
have received orders for5,000
coins depicting Ram temple
and Ram Darbar (Ram with
Lakshman, Sita and
Hanuman) and 1,000 statues
of Lord Ram indifferent sizes.
Some jewellers are also
selling small gold coins with
replicas of Ram temple.
As per weight, the price of
Ram Darbar silver coin
ranges from Rs 900 to Rs
25,000, said Jaiswal.
Pankaj Arora, President of
All India Jewellers and
GoldsmithsFederation, said
that they estimate the consecration ceremony has generated a business of about Rs
800 crore in the city.Sincethe
wedding season also begins
frommid-January,coinswith
Ram temple are emerging
as one of the most favoured
gifting options. “Statues of
Lord Ram are also in great
demandin this wedding season,” said Ratul Rastogi, a
local jeweller.
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS
INVITED FOR RAMOTSAV:
THE Ramotsav, being celebrated in Ayodhya ahead of
the consecration ceremony,
will now have the participation of international artists
and performers. Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanathhasdirectedofficials to organise Ramlilas in
18 different forms.
Key performances would
start from Makar Sankranti
(January 15) and would go
on till January 22.