The auspicious ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony of the splendid Ayodhya temple took place on Jan 22. Many dignitaries were present during the occasion including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. When the Ram Mandir opened its gates to the public for the first time more than five lakh devotees visited the Ram Temple.
According to reports, a statement issued by the Yogi Adityanath-led government declared that the Ayodhya district magistrate had deployed magistrates at eight places in the city to manage the crowd.
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Information Director Shishir stated,
“Today, five lakh devotees had a darshan of Ram Lalla.”
There were times when the crowd seemed to go out of control but police personnel and officials took control of the situation and arranged people in queues for the darshan. The gates were opened to the public at 6 am and the last entry was at 10 pm.
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath did an aerial survey and he posted on social media platform X saying,
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“Conducted an on-site inspection of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple complex in Shri Ayodhya Dham today. On this occasion, necessary guidelines were also given to officials concerned to ensure easy and convenient darshan of Lord Shri Ram Lalla for the revered seers and devotees, and to run all necessary arrangements smoothly.”
Adityanath also discussed with the Temple Trust about the actions necessary for handling the huge number of devotees visiting the temple.
An official told PTI,
“Till afternoon, 2.5 to 3 lakh devotees have paid obeisance in the temple and a similar number of them are remaining. Over 8,000 policemen are overseeing the arrangements and everything is under control”
A monkey entered the sanctum sanctorum and went near Lord Ram’s Utsav idol
In a “beautiful” and astonishing incident at Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, on Tuesday evening a monkey entered the sanctum sanctorum and went near Lord Ram’s Utsav idol, as said by Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra.
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The temple trust took to the microblogging site X and shared the incident saying that through the southern gate, a monkey entered the sanctum sanctorum and went near the Utsav idol. Noticing this, the security personnel ran towards the monkey concerned that it might drop the idol on the ground.
The post read,
“…As soon as the policemen ran towards the monkey, the monkey ran calmly towards the northern gate. Since the gate was closed, he moved towards the east and passing through the crowd, went out through the eastern gate without causing any trouble to anyone. The security personnel say that for us it is as if Hanuman ji himself has come to see Ramlala.”
आज श्री रामजन्मभूमि मंदिर में हुई एक सुंदर घटना का वर्णन:
आज सायंकाल लगभग 5:50 बजे एक बंदर दक्षिणी द्वार से गूढ़ मंडप से होते हुए गर्भगृह में प्रवेश करके उत्सव मूर्ति के
पास तक पहुंचा। बाहर तैनात सुरक्षाकर्मियों ने देखा, वे बन्दर की ओर यह सोच कर भागे कि कहीं यह बन्दर उत्सव…— Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra (@ShriRamTeerth) January 23, 2024
It seems Lord Rama’s devotees are not limited to humans. The monkey found it’s way to visit Ram ji at his birthplace.
Also read: Here’s Why A Five-Year-Old Statue Of Ram Lalla Has Been Chosen For The Ram Mandir In Ayodhya
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