Jammu,08-01-2024 : Chief Spokesperson BJP Mahila Morcha J&K UT Ritika Trehan today distributed worshipped ‘akshat’ — rice grains mixed with turmeric and ghee, a paper pouch containing the ‘akshat’, an image of the Ram temple bearing the trust’s logo and a caption in Hindi — ‘Under-construction Temple, Ayodhya’ — and a pamphlet describing details of the structure in Green Belt Park Ward-20 in Bahu constituency a nationwide programme which will continue up to January 15, a week before the consecration ceremony at the Ram Temple. She urged people across the country to celebrate the occasion as a festival.
She said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already appealed to the people to light special ‘diyas’ in their homes on January 22 to celebrate the day of ‘pran pratishtha’ at the Ram temple as ‘Diwali’.While giving the ‘akshat’, she requested to gather at temples in their neighbourhood to celebrate it like a festival as is happening in Ayodhya. Ritika further said that over a lakh devotees are expected to descend on Ayodhya for the consecration ceremony which is likely to see over 7,000 guests from India and abroad in attendance. Prime Minister Modi will attend the consecration ceremony.The ‘pran pratishtha’ will take place at 12:20 pm. After that ceremony, people should perform ‘aarti’ in their neighbouring colonies and distribute ‘prasad’. People should put up screens so that they can gather in groups and watch the ceremony that will be broadcast on TV, Ritika added.”After sunset, they should light a ‘diya’ in their homes, which the Prime Minister has also made a call for,” she added.
The Ram temple complex, built in the traditional Nagara style, will be 380 feet in length (east-west direction), 250 feet in width and 161 feet in height, Ritika said. Each floor of the temple will be 20 feet high and have a total of 392 pillars and 44 gates.