Ahead of the last day of Chaitra Navratri and the occasion of Ram Navami, Ayodhya has geared up for the magnificent celebrations at the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir. 56 types of Bhog Prasad will also be offered to Ram Lalla.
Speaking to media, the chief pandit of Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, Acharya Satyendra Das informed that all the arrangements for the festival are being managed by the trust and the occasion of Ram Navami will be celebrated with great enthusiasm. “…All arrangements are being made by the trust. The trust is also managing the decorations. Ram Navami will be celebrated with great enthusiasm.”
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The chief pandit also hailed the celebrations as special as they are happening for the first time after the ‘Pran Pratishtha’.
On this occasion, Surya Abhishek of Bhagwan Ram will also be held for five minutes at 12:16 pm. Ram Mandir Nirman Samiti chairman Nripendra Mishra said, “On Ram Navami, the sun rays will fall on Bhagwan Ram Lalla’s forehead for about 5 minutes at 12:16 pm, for which important technical arrangements are being made. Scientists are working to display these moments with full grandeur.”
Ram Navami, the birth festival of Bhagwan Ram Lalla, will be celebrated at noon and various types of offerings will be made to the Bhagwan. 56 types of Bhog Prasad have been given by the devotees today which will be offered to the Bhagwan at noon on April 17.
Ahead of the celebrations, Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, the trust constituted to look after the management of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir, has made special arrangements for the convenience of the devotees visiting during the festival.
The trust on its official X handle informed that on the day of Ram Navami, starting at 3:30 am during the Brahma Muhurta, arrangements will be in place for the devotees to queue up.
श्री राम नवमी महोत्सव के दृष्टिगत विनम्र निवेदन:
श्री राम नवमी के पावन पर्व पर आने वाले श्रद्धालुओं की सुविधा के लिए श्री राम जन्मभूमि तीर्थ क्षेत्र न्यास द्वारा विशिष्ट व्यवस्था की गई है।
श्री रामनवमी के दिन ब्रह्म मुहूर्त में प्रातः काल साढ़े तीन बजे से श्रद्धालुओं को… pic.twitter.com/bIEupCC8dc
— Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra (@ShriRamTeerth) April 15, 2024
The trust has also extended the duration of Darshan to 19 hours, starting from the Mangala Aarti and continuing until 11:00 pm. The curtain will be closed only for five minutes during the four Bhog offerings.
The celebration will be broadcast on about a hundred large LED screens throughout Ayodhya. There will also be live broadcasts on the Trust’s social media accounts, the trust said in a post on X.
(with inputs from ANI)
