Ram temple consecration ceremony: Ten lakh lamps will be lit in Ayodhya

Ten lakh earthen lamps or diyas will illuminate Ayodhya on Monday evening to celebrate the consecration of the Ram temple.

Officials said lamps will be lit at 100 temples in Ayodhya including Ram Mandir and Ram Ki Paidi, Kanak Bhawan, Guptar Ghat, Saryu Ghat, Lata Mangeshkar Chowk, Maniram Das Cantonment and other prominent places.

The consecration of the much awaited Ram temple will take place in Ayodhya on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the rituals, a day after which the temple will be thrown open to the public.

After the consecration ceremony, every citizen has been encouraged to light lamps in their homes in the evening.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to people to light special lamps in their homes to celebrate the day of ‘Pran Pratishtha’ at the Ram temple. He has also asked his cabinet colleagues to celebrate the temple consecration ceremony by lighting lamps in their homes and feeding food to the poor.

The Uttar Pradesh government, which has been organizing ‘Deepotsav’ on the eve of Diwali for the last seven years, will once again decorate Ayodhya with lamps on January 22, officials said.

In 2017, the state government had decorated Ayodhya with 1.71 lakh lamps and during the 2023 Deepotsav, a new record was created with 22.23 lakh lamps.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has appealed to people to illuminate not only their homes but also shops, business establishments, offices and historical and religious places with lamps on Monday evening.

In line with the vision of the Government, locally made lamps will be used and local potters have been engaged to provide the lamps.

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