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News India Live, Digital Desk: Yogi Adityanath government of Uttar Pradesh has given a big gift to the people and devotees of the state on the occasion of Ram Navami. On the holy festival of Ram Navami, the Chief Minister, while paying respect to the huge crowd of devotees and their faith in the state, Along with 26th March, now 27th March (Friday) Has also been declared a public holiday. With this decision of the government, now government offices, schools and colleges will remain closed for two consecutive days in Uttar Pradesh.
Why was the decision of 2 days leave taken?
According to the government spokesperson, this decision has been taken mainly in view of the ‘unexpected crowd’ of devotees thronging the temples.
Facility for devotees: Lakhs of devotees visit major religious centers like Ayodhya, Varanasi and Mathura on the day of Ram Navami. To facilitate crowd management and to avoid inconvenience to the devotees in performing darshan and worship, the holiday has been extended by one more day.
Long Weekend: After the holidays on March 26 and 27, March 28 is a Saturday and March 29 is a Sunday. In such a situation, in offices where Saturday is a holiday, employees are required to work continuously. 4 days leave Will get, so that they will be able to participate in religious rituals with their families.
Changes in the courts: The special thing is that now instead of 26 March, Allahabad High Court has also 27 March Has been declared as Ram Navami holiday, so that uniformity is maintained in judicial work.
Instructions to the administration to remain on ‘high alert’
Along with the announcement of additional holiday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given strict instructions to the police and administrative officials to keep the security arrangements tight:
Special attention on Ayodhya: In view of the crowd gathering at Ram temple, instructions have been given to set up special security cordon and medical camp in Ayodhya.
traffic management: Route diversion will be implemented on routes leading to major temples so that traffic is not disrupted.
Sanitation and drinking water: Municipal bodies have been instructed to ensure adequate arrangements for cleanliness and pure drinking water around fairs and temples.
Panchang Coincidence: March 26 or 27?
According to religious scholars, this year Navami Tithi will start from the morning of 26th March and will continue till the morning of 27th March. Lord Rama was born in Madhyahna (afternoon) period, which is falling on 26th March, while as per Udaya Tithi, the festival is also being celebrated on 27th March at many places. The government has taken a historic decision to give holidays on both days, respecting the ‘coincidence of dates’ and public sentiments.