7 days ago
Women to lead Kalash Yatra across Ayodhya ahead of temples' Pran Pratishtha
Lucknow: From Prayashchit Karm Puja in the afternoon, followed by a grand Kalash Yatra—led by hundreds of women—a series of religious ceremonies and rituals would take place on Monday, eve of the Pran-Pratishtha Mahotsav of the newly constructed temples on Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir complex, said officials of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra,
Ayodhya
Dham.
According to official of the media centre, Onkar Singh, women will collect sacred Sarayu water in ceremonial pots and move in a Kalash Yatra from the riverbank to the Yagyamandap.
The journey will begin from eastern end of the old Sarayu bridge and pass through Veena Chowk, Ram Path, Shringar Haat, Hanuman Garhi, Dashrath Mahal, Ramkot and Rangmahal Barrier, culminating at the Yagyashala by 6:30pm.
The Prayashchit Puja will take place from 3pm to 4:30pm.
The rituals are being coordinated by prominent Yajnacharyas Jayaprakash Tripathi from Kashi, Chandra Bhanu Sharma from Delhi and Amarnath Brahma from Basti. They will be joined by 101 Ritviks from Prayagraj, Kashi, Devprayag, Haridwar, Jammu, Delhi, Kanpur, Kolkata and Ayodhya.
According to Shailendra Shukla, appointed by the temple trust, the Yagyashala has been prepared and all necessary arrangements and materials are in place for the sacred event. The main Anushthan Vidhi will commence at 6:30 am on Tuesday.
