108-foot long incense sticks lit at Ayodhya temple as consecration rituals begin

The fragrance of the stick will reach up to 50 km away.

The incense stick, weighing 3,610 kg and about three and a half feet wide, was manufactured in Gujarat.

The nation is looking forward to the historic Ram Mandir consecration ceremony to be held on January 22. The rituals for the ceremony began on January 16, with Mahant Nritya Gopal Das of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust lighting the 108-lamp. A foot long incense stick amidst the huge crowd chanting Jai Shri Ram. The incense sticks were manufactured in Gujarat and imported from there to the holy city of Ayodhya before the ceremony. According to reports, the incense stick has been manufactured in such a way that its fragrance reaches up to 50 kilometers. The incense sticks used in the rituals performed on the first day weighed 3,610 kg and were approximately three and a half feet wide. It has been prepared using cow dung, ghee, essence, flower extracts and herbs, which once burnt will last for about one and a half months.

Preparations for the inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya started from yesterday, in which 121 Brahmins also performed penance puja. Apart from this, the idol of Ramlala will be brought inside the temple today on January 17 and it will be placed in the sanctum sanctorum on January 18. Champat Rai, General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, said that the temple will be opened for the general public from January 23.

Acharya Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid, while talking to the media, said, “After 1:20 pm, there will be Jalayatra, Tirtha Puja, Brahmin-Batuk-Kumari-Suvasini Puja, Vardhini Puja, Kalshayatra and tour of the idol of Lord Shri Ramlala.” Prasad Complex.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries will attend the Pran Pratishtha ceremony on January 22. Thousands of VIP guests have also been invited by the Trust for the ceremony. The Trust has left no stone unturned in making elaborate arrangements to welcome and honor all the attendees. He has been presented with Ram Raj and other gifts. The Teerth Kshetra Trust will also distribute special Motichoor laddus made with desi ghee as prasad to the guests.