Ayodhya: Anniversary “Pratishtha Dwadashi” of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple will be celebrated on January 11.

Ayodhya, 25 November (Hindustan Reporter). It will be known as “Pratishtha Dwadashi” of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple and the first anniversary Paush Shukla Dwadashi will be celebrated on 11 January 2024. This festival will last for three days. The meeting of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust was held at Maniram Das Cantonment on Monday. Four trustees could not attend the meeting and IAS Prakash Lokhande, Special Secretary to the Government of India, attended online. In connection with the anniversary of Pran Pratishtha, it has been decided in the meeting itself that it will be known as Pratishtha Dwadashi and the first anniversary Dwadashi is on 11 January.

The meeting was presided over by Trust President and Maniram Chhawni Mahat Nritya Gopal Das Maharaj. After the meeting, Trust General Secretary Champat Rai, while giving information to the journalists, said that 940 kg of silver dedicated by the devotees was handed over to the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India for melting. The quality of which was of the highest quality, out of 71 samples, the quality of 64 was found to be 90 to 98 percent. He told that his certificate was given after undergoing archak training for 6 months. The appointment rules of those Archakas were accepted in the meeting. Those who will accept the rules. They will be taken into service. All the Archakas will have to visit 18 temples in a rotational order. In the condition of Ashaucha, Archaka will abstain from work at his own discretion. Just as Janmashtami festival is celebrated according to Hindi date and calendar. Similarly, Paush Shukla (Kurm Dwadashi) is considered by the saints to be celebrated as Pratistha Dwadashi. In the year 2025, this date will be on 11 January. Apart from this, Doordarshan is making permanent arrangements for the best telecast of Aarti of 18 temples.

A health care system will be developed by Apollo Hospital Delhi in an area of ​​3000 square meters near the passenger service center in the campus, which will also have facilities like ultrasound etc. He told that Mahant Nritya Gopal Das ji inaugurated the construction of the auditorium with seating capacity of 500 people and the office of the Trust in the southern corner of the complex by unveiling the stone. A temporary German hangar was built till the temple to protect the pilgrims from heat and rain. Were installed. Now a permanent shed of 9 meters wide and about 600 meters long will be constructed here. Some part of which has been given to Government Construction Corporation Uttar Pradesh and some part to LNT. General Secretary Champat Rai said that in the construction progress, Sapt Mandal Temple will be completed by March, Sheshavtar Temple will be completed by August and Parkota will be completed by October respectively. He advised to write and speak thoughtfully about the health of Nritya Gopal Das ji, the best saint of the Ramanandi tradition. Trustee Dr. Anil Mishra and Gopal Rao, who was looking after the arrangements of the temple, were also present in the press conference.