AYODHYA: Unfazed by the challenges in store, thousands of devotees reached Ayodhya on Monday to get the first ‘darshan’ of “Ram Lalla in his birthplace”.
Coming from different states, covering thousands of kilometres, they stood alongside locals to welcome Ram Lalla during the consecration ceremony on Monday.
“I was present during the 1992 ‘kar sewa‘ and have been a devotee of Lord Vishnu all my life. I wanted to be present at the same site on this historic day. I was not allowed to go inside but will return home only after getting darshan of the deity inside his permanent abode,” said Umesh Hari Satyanavar, who had come all the way from Karnataka and managed to reach the venue despite strict restrictions.
Parizat Das, in mid-20s, came to Ayodhya from Golaghat in Assam. “Since no hotels are available we are staying in a dharamshala connected to our samaj. I want to get blessings of Ram Lalla and visit the temple as I have heard a lot about it on social media,” he said.
Rahul Patil from Bidar in Karnataka said he was initially apprehensive about coming to Janmabhoomi Path, the walkway to the Ram Temple, in the morning.
“I am glad I decided to walk 8km to reach here early. I realised how many youths have come from Karnataka and Maharashtra to Ayodhya. I have made three friends,” said Patil.
Artists and performers who the state government had invited from other districts of UP felt strong emotions. “We have become a part of history, and we will tell our coming generations that we were part of the Ram Temple movement. We can’t explain the importance of the Ram Temple in words as it’s a matter of emotion. Humara janam safal ho gaya,” said Urmila Pandey, head of a dance troupe from Gonda.
The group was in the city to perform Ayodhya’s Badhawa dance on Dharm Path during the pran pratishtha ceremony. “We put in our heart and soul to perform Badhawa,” she added.
Fhalguni Sinha, a member of troupe, said, “Ram ji has come, what can be more important than this in anyone’s life. It feels good that we are in Ayodhya.”
Sadanand Ghosal from Kolkata said, “I am here and can’t wait to get the darshan.”
An entrepreneur from Bengaluru, Vijaya Baakarey, added, “I can’t put my feelings into words. Just hope to get the darshan as soon as possible.”
Coming from different states, covering thousands of kilometres, they stood alongside locals to welcome Ram Lalla during the consecration ceremony on Monday.
“I was present during the 1992 ‘kar sewa‘ and have been a devotee of Lord Vishnu all my life. I wanted to be present at the same site on this historic day. I was not allowed to go inside but will return home only after getting darshan of the deity inside his permanent abode,” said Umesh Hari Satyanavar, who had come all the way from Karnataka and managed to reach the venue despite strict restrictions.
Parizat Das, in mid-20s, came to Ayodhya from Golaghat in Assam. “Since no hotels are available we are staying in a dharamshala connected to our samaj. I want to get blessings of Ram Lalla and visit the temple as I have heard a lot about it on social media,” he said.
Rahul Patil from Bidar in Karnataka said he was initially apprehensive about coming to Janmabhoomi Path, the walkway to the Ram Temple, in the morning.
“I am glad I decided to walk 8km to reach here early. I realised how many youths have come from Karnataka and Maharashtra to Ayodhya. I have made three friends,” said Patil.
Artists and performers who the state government had invited from other districts of UP felt strong emotions. “We have become a part of history, and we will tell our coming generations that we were part of the Ram Temple movement. We can’t explain the importance of the Ram Temple in words as it’s a matter of emotion. Humara janam safal ho gaya,” said Urmila Pandey, head of a dance troupe from Gonda.
The group was in the city to perform Ayodhya’s Badhawa dance on Dharm Path during the pran pratishtha ceremony. “We put in our heart and soul to perform Badhawa,” she added.
Fhalguni Sinha, a member of troupe, said, “Ram ji has come, what can be more important than this in anyone’s life. It feels good that we are in Ayodhya.”
Sadanand Ghosal from Kolkata said, “I am here and can’t wait to get the darshan.”
An entrepreneur from Bengaluru, Vijaya Baakarey, added, “I can’t put my feelings into words. Just hope to get the darshan as soon as possible.”
