Ayodhya Ram Temple: Acharya Satyendra Das, the Ram temple's chief priest said the new year will be significant as Ram Lalla will be seated in the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and the general election is also scheduled to be held this year. He said both will be 'shubh' (propitious). Additionally, the Temple priest said that Ram Rajya would be established in the country where everyone would be happy.
"Not just peace, 'Ram Rajya' is coming. Ram Lalla will be seated in the sanctum sanctorum," he said and quoted a couplet -- "Ram Raj baithe trialoka, harshit bhai, gaye sab shoka".
Ram Rajya Coming
The temple chief priest said Ram Rajya is a term used to refer to an ideal governance where everyone is happy. "Grief, pain, tension, will cease to exist and everyone will be happy," he said as quoted by news agency PTI.
"A Chappan Bhog is offered to Ram Lalla on special occasions such as Holi, Ramnavmi, Basant Panchami, New Year, and Independence and Republic Day. So, the new year will be very good," Acharya Das said.
Akshat Distribution Begins
The organisers in Ayodhya, began distributing worshipped akshat -- rice grains mixed with turmeric and ghee -- on New Year's Day and this will continue up to January 15, a week before the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple.
Meanwhile, he also highlighted the development projects that are happening in Ayodhya. "Development is happening in Ayodhya. The airport has come up, a new railway station (building) has been built, and Ram Path has been developed. Many such roads are proposed, and through these projects, Ayodhya will be seen in a grand form. People will come and have 'darshan'. It is a very auspicious month (January) and it may bode well for everyone is my blessing," he added.
Earlier on December 30, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the temple town during which he held a roadshow, inaugurated the redeveloped Ayodhya railway station and the newly-bult airport, and laid the foundation stone for a slew of other projects.
(With Inputs From Agencies)