Devotees in Visakhapatnam celebrate the consecration of Ram idol in Ayodhya with special pujas and programmes
The Hindu
Devotees in Visakhapatnam celebrate the consecration of Ram idol in Ayodhya with special pujas and programmes.
Scores of devotees of Lord Sri Rama decked up the Rama temples in the city with saffron colour to join the nation-wide celebrations of the consecration of Ram idol in Ayodhya on Monday.
The devotees performed special pujas and organised several programmes to mark the inauguration of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, for which Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone in 2020.
As part of the celebrations, devotees chanted `Jai Sriram’ everywhere in the city, participated in the celebrations at the temples where the organisers distributed ‘Panakam’ (traditional beverage) and organised ‘Annasantharpana’ (serving food for devotees) at some Rama temples in different parts of the city.
Devotees performed ‘Sahasranama Dipalankarana’ in the evening at the temples. Some devotees, who got ‘Akshinthalu’ (sacred yellow rice) from Ayodhya Mandir, distributed them to the locals and kept it in temples for use in auspicious events like annual Sri Rama Navami.
Jana Sena Party city president Vamsikrishna Yadav conducted special pujas in the Hanuman temple in the 39th ward. In the 95th ward, the devotees and members of the executive body of Kasi Visweswara temple and Ganapathi temple conducted special pujas.
On the other hand, scuba divers in the city also took part in the national celebration by immersing an idol of Lord Rama underwater in Rushikonda beach on Monday to show their faith in God.
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