With less than two weeks left for the ‘dhwaj’ (flag hoisting) ceremony at Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi temple, a large number of devotees have started visiting the shrine to pray to Lord Ram ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit on November 25.
Families, including children, come to the temple town to seek blessings and participate in the ongoing preparations for the ceremony.
Anil Mishra, member of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust, highlighted the spiritual significance of the dhwaj ceremony. He said the trust ensures that all visitors receive darshan prasad during their prayers.
“This is a symbol for the nation in coming days. I also think darshan of god and seeing god with your eyes is prasad in itself. Trust makes sure that everyone gets prasad, it always happened, we will ensure it this time too. We will definitely give prasad,” he told ANI.
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Meanwhile, Iqbal Ansari, one of the litigants in the Babri Masjid–Ram Janmabhoomi case, said Ayodhya has always remained a multi-faith city and welcomed PM Modi’s participation in the upcoming dhwaj ceremony.
“The land of Ayodhya is a spiritual land, Devtas of every religion, Mahadevtas are welcome here. People of every religion come and settle here. Prime Minister coming here for the flag ceremony is great for the city. It is very fortunate for Chief Minister Yogi ji that the Prime Minister and he can hoist the flag here at Ram Mandir. This is a great identity of this place, the flag is Ayodhya. It will be hoisted by PM Modi and CM Yogi,” he said.
According to the temple’s Superintendent of Police (Security), Balramchari Dubey, there has been a steady flow of devotees which has been increasing day by day since Diwali in anticipation of the approaching ‘dhwaj’.
To ensure that there are no security lapses, the police conduct surprise checks around the temple premises.
Discussing the measures taken to increase the security of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, Dubey said that they have activated all their cameras in both the red and yellow zones and are constantly monitoring the area.
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“The number of devotees has been steadily increasing since Diwali… To ensure that there are no security lapses, we are also conducting surprise inspections. Besides, we have activated all our cameras in the red zone as well as in the yellow zone and are constantly monitoring them…. We are working hard to ensure that the visitors do not face any inconvenience. Secondly, our security measures, our anti-drone, Dube jame system, ANI are always on…”
In a landmark announcement made earlier, the ‘Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Shetra Trust’ on Monday through an official post on ‘X’ announced that all construction work related to the Ayodhya Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Temple has been completed.
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The structure includes the main temple premises and six other temples dedicated to Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesha, Lord Hanuman, Suryadev, Goddess Bhagwati, Goddess Annapurna and the Sheshavatar temple.
“We are very happy to inform all the devotees of Lord Rama that all the work related to the construction of the temple has been completed. This includes the main temple and six boundary wall temples – Lord Shiva, Lord Ganesha, Lord Hanuman, Suryadev, Goddess Bhagwati, Goddess Annapurna and Sheshavatar temple, all of which have been fully constructed.”
Flagpoles and kalash (pinnacles) have also been installed on these temples,” wrote the Ram Temple trust on ‘X’. Seven mandapas namely those of Maharishi Valmiki, Vashishtha, Vishwamitra, Maharishi Agastya, Nishadraj, Shabari and Rishi’s wife Ahilya were also fully constructed along with Dasarshi temple, Dasarshi, Tusl Mahl.
(With inputs from news agency ANI)
