Giridih, Mrinal Kumar: Preparations for Ram Navami have been completed in Giridih district. Urban and rural areas are covered with Mahaviri flag. Preparations for puja have been completed at many places. There is enthusiasm among Ram devotees about Ram Navami. Grand preparations have been made in various temples. Saffron flags are visible all over the markets. On Monday, a hustle and bustle was seen in the market to buy big flags. Puja committees have also made complete arrangements for the tableaux and crowd control in the arena on the occasion of Ram Navami. Here, the police is fully alert to ensure that Ram Navami is celebrated peacefully. It should be known that all the Akharas gather in Bada Chowk of the city. Here the players demonstrate the game. He is also honored by the district administration and various Hindu organizations.
Stalls are being set up at many places
Here, various organizations are setting up stalls at different intersections of the city to ensure that the devotees participating in the Akhara and the procession do not face any kind of problem. Arrangements for pure drinking water and sherbet will be made for the people at the stall. Police have identified 41 points in the urban area as sensitive and vulnerable. A special team of police will be deployed here. Apart from this, three watch towers will be built in Padam Chowk and Bada Chowk of the city, where the entire area will be monitored through CCTV cameras, videography and drone cameras. Lighting arrangements have been made in the entire urban area.
History of Ram Navami of Giridih is 145 years old
Ram Navami in Giridih has a long history of more than 145 years. To see the tableau and the arena here, people come not only from Giridih urban area but also from different blocks and other cities. Earlier, earlier the procession used to be accompanied by Dhak, later Dhak was replaced by Tasha Party and now DJ has become the identity of Ram Navami. The people here have deep faith in Ram Navami. This is the reason why people living in other states reach Giridih on the occasion of Ram Navami. There was a time when akharas and tableaux were taken out with a few people, but as faith grew, crowds of people started gathering.
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The first such temple in Jharkhand where two statues of Hanuman ji are installed.
The history of the ancient Kutiya temple is quite glorious. This is the first temple in the state where there are two temples of Hanuman ji. Naga Sadhus built a temple under the mountain. After the construction of the temple, people called engineers and wrestlers and tried to build the temple by lifting the statue of Hanuman ji, but no one could even move the statue of Hanuman ji. After this, people used to go to the hut situated below the mountain and have darshan of Hanuman. Later a grand temple was built below. After this, another new Hanuman temple was built above. This is the first Hanuman ji temple in the whole of Jharkhand where there are two statues of Hanuman ji. In this regard, Neelkamal Bharatiya of the ancient Kutiya Temple Akhara Koti told that 143 years ago, Naga Sadhus had together started the puja by installing the idol of Balaji of the miraculous Kutiya. However, no one saw the Naga Sadhus after the puja started. Many times people searched for these Naga Sadhus, but they were not found anywhere. For about 70 years, people built huts and worshiped here. Told that this time during Ram Navami, a grand and unique tableau will emerge from here. Artists from outside will be included in this.
Tableau of Makatpur Bajrang Seva Samiti is 80 years old
Makatpur Bajrang Seva Samiti has been taking out tableaux for 80 years. On one side, Ram devotees are seen demonstrating with weapons, while on the other side, people gather in various squares and intersections of the city to see the tableau of Makatpur Bajrang Seva Samiti. People of all religions gather to see the tableau. The committee, including more than three dozen Akhara committees of the district headquarters, comes out with the tableau and the Akhara. The licensee of the committee, Deepak Sharma, said that the committee members are finalizing the preparations for taking out the tableau and the Akhara. The chariots are being painted. It was started 80 years ago by Madan Lal Sharma of Makatpur. After this, many youth of the locality started contributing to the committee, who are now carrying forward this traditional heritage with full enthusiasm. This time on the occasion of Ram Navami, a separate carriage has been ordered, this time the tableau will be very attractive and grand. The replica of Ram temple will be the center of attraction. Dimple Sao, Satish Sao, Vishnath Sharma alias Bishu Sharma, Durga Singh, Umashankar Singh, Vikas Sharma, Arun Bhadani, Nagendra Kapisave etc. are active in the committee.
Attractive tableaux attract people
On the occasion of Ram Navami, the city’s Kachari Chowk, Makatpur, Argaghat, Karbala Road, Shastri Nagar, Bankhanjo, Barganda, New Barganda, Barmasia, Jhinjhari Mohalla, Baksidih Road, Chaitadih, Babhantoli, Barwadih, Tiranga Chowk, Koldiha, Mohlichuan, Alkapuri, Krishnanagar. Attractive tableaux emerge from Bodo and Pachamba. The tableaux of Hanuman, Sitaram and Ram Darbar remain the center of attraction. A large number of people reach Bada Chowk of the city to see this. Akhara performances are performed here in the morning and evening. Apart from MLA, DC, SP, SDM, all the officials and people of various Hindu organizations are present here. The best performing Akhara Committee members are honoured. In recent years, there is also an Akhara in front of JP Chowk. Here Mahavir Seva Samiti awards the participants participating in the Akhara.