101 seers to perform rituals in 2nd consecration ceremony in Ayodhya

Time of India

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Ayodhya/Lucknow: The second consecration ceremony at the Ram temple complex in Ayodhya will be led by a group of 101 seers who will perform rituals in the three-day religious programme beginning June 3.
Sharing details of the programme, general secretary of the Ram temple trust Champat Rai said, "The main 'puja' of Ram Darbar idols will take place during [the auspicious midday] Abhijit 'muhurt' after 11.25am on June 5. The ceremonies will conclude around 1pm the same day."
As a total of eight different temples will be covered simultaneously in the rituals on June 5, for the first time, monitoring will be carried out by the lead 'acharya' digitally during the consecration ceremony.
Rai said that rituals will be telecast on a single screen in front of the lead 'acharya' to ensure proceedings are taking place in a coordinated manner and the priests deputed at the eight places are following the right order.On the first floor of the temple, statues of Ram, Sita, Lakshman, Bharat, Shatrughna, and Hanuman will be unveiled at the Ram Darbar, while idols of Ganesha, Hanuman, Surya, Annapurna, Bhagwati, and Shivling will be unveiled in the temples built over the 'parkota', a circumambulatory path in the temple.
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Rituals will commence at 6.30am on June 3.
Office bearers of the temple trust said that the 'darshan' of the temples constructed over the 'parkota' will be opened to the devotees only a few days after the ceremonies, as finishing work is ongoing. On the first floor, only a limited number of devotees will be allowed to visit the Ram Darbar and the trust will issue passes through its web portal.
Rai said that until a full-fledged strategy to manage the crowd is finalised, only a limited number of people will be allowed to visit the first floor, once the doors of the Ram Darbar are opened for devotees.
"The work to install elevators is underway, and [for now] devotees will have to take the staircase to visit the first floor," he added.
Rai added that the 'darshan' of Ram Lalla would not be interrupted during the three-day ceremonies. "On Tuesday, around 1 lakh devotees visited the temple, and on average, more than 50,000 individuals continue to visit the temple daily," he added.
He also clarified that unlike the inauguration ceremony of the Ram temple that took place in Jan 2024, only a limited number of guests will be invited on June 5.
Meanwhile, local women will fetch water from the Saryu river early on June 2 and take out a 'jal kalash yatra' from the ghats up to the temple premises. The water will be used for the bathing of the idols.
"Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will participate in the key proceedings on June 5. Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur played a crucial role during the Ram temple movement in the past. Yogi too has taken personal interest in developing the temple town of Ayodhya and closely monitored the progress of the Ram temple," Rai said.
The Uttar Pradesh CM's guru and previous head of the Goraknath peeth, Mahant Avaidyanath, and his predecessor Mahant Digvijay Nath, also played vital roles in the journey that resulted in the construction of the Ram temple.