Lucknow. Now only a few days are left for the date of inauguration of Ram temple. On January 22, 2024, the whole world will witness this historic moment. The ceremony of consecration of Lord Ramlala will take place in Ayodhya on January 22 at 12.20 pm. This information was given on Monday by Champat Rai, General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, the organization which is constructing the Ram temple. In the press conference, he told the people to perform Aarti in their homes after Pran Pratistha, distribute God’s Prasad in the neighboring markets and localities and light lamps after sunset in the evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a similar request to the country. Here, preparations have intensified for the Pran Pratishtha program in Ram temple. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the chief guest in this program. The idol will be installed by his own hands on 22nd January. After being seated in the temple of Ramlala, PM Modi will perform the first aarti of the Lord.
Arani Manthan is being built in Kashi
Skilled artisans of Kashi are preparing the paraphernalia related to the Pran Pratistha ceremony and puja, these include the five yagya vessels, Arani Manthan and the four maces, chakra, padma and conch placed on the pavilion. Suraj Vishwakarma has got the job of carving the wood of nine planets for worship. Suraj told that a total of 10 sets of Yagya Patras are being prepared for the consecration ceremony. Each set contains five items, these include ‘Sruva’ for ghee offering, ‘Surachi’ for Purnahuti, ‘Pranita’ for water vessel, ‘Prokshani’ for ghee vessel and ‘Khadag’ for pulling the altar utensils. . These yagya vessels are used during yagya.
‘Poojit Akshat’ started reaching every home
Even before the consecration ceremony, the organizers started distributing ‘Pujit Akshat’ (a mixture of rice, turmeric and ghee) from January 1. It will run till January 15. Bundles of paper containing intact material, a picture of the Ram temple and pamphlets giving details of the structure of the temple were distributed among the people. In the pamphlet, an appeal has been made to distribute Prasad by performing festivals, bhajans, kirtan, Hanumanchalisa, Sunderkand recitation, aarti in nearby monasteries and temples on January 22.
There will be paan with soft betel nuts
On the day of Pran Pratistha, Ramlala will be dressed in gold studded clothes. 56 dishes will be offered to him, after which Banarasi paan will be offered to him. This paan will be sold from Deepak Chaurasia’s shop located at Hanuman Garhi. Deepak Chaurasia has given the responsibility of making paan to his relative Umashankar Chaurasia. Umashankar has received an order for 151 paan. This paan will be made in a special way. He told that since God cannot eat betel nut in his child form, hence after cutting the betel nut very finely, it will be soaked in water so that it can become soft. All 151 paan of God will be sweet. After giving them the shape of a water chestnut, they will be wrapped in silver work.