Nepal: Sita's Hometown Janakpur Lights Up For Pran Pratishtha

The Janaki Temple in Janakpur Nepal, dedicated to the goddess Sita, has been decorated with colourful lights and over 2.5 lakh oil lamps to commemorate the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Devotees from all across the world are engrossed in the celebration of the auspicious day. Janakpur is known as the native place of Sita and is glowing with festivities ahead of the Pran Pratisha.

Asian News International (ANI) reported that the entire city is lit up with lakhs of oil lamps and lights, with the spirit of divinity present everywhere. Devotees have decked up the city and are thronging the Janaki Temple to pay tribute to Goddess Sita and Lord Ram.

Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha In Full Swing

The Janaki Temple in Nepal is hosting a wide range of activities and celebrations for devotees today for the much-awaited Ram Mandir consecration in the neighbouring country. Speaking to Asian News International, Pramod Kumar Chaudhary, former chairman of the Shree Ram Youth Committee said, "Our ancestors had fought and struggled hard and the result is here with the construction of the temple of Maryadapurush Lord Ram."

The entire Mithila region, where Janakpur is located, has been prepping for these celebrations for months. Residents have contributed with donations and necessary paraphernalia for the occasion. " We have planned a series of events on that day, which will start in the morning and last until the end of the day. We will make Rangoli's out of vermillion powder and Lord Ram's picture from flowers," Bharat Kumar Sah, a resident of Janakpur, told ANI.

Asutosh Jha, an organising member of the Janaki Temple celebrations said, "Residents of Janakpur and Mithila are extending their support by providing oil, lamps, clay items along with other items of necessity which we would require to make our campaign successful. Despite the nightfall, people still have been signing themselves up for the donation of oil which ranges from one litre to the highest as per their capacity.

The main rituals of the Pran Pratishta of Ram Lalla are going on in full swing in Ayodhya.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries and celebrities from across India have made their way to partake in the celebrations and take blessings. According to the Ram Janmabhoomi temple trust, Varanasi priest Lakshmi Kant Dixit is officiating the ceremony. The idol of Lord Ram has been carved by a Mysuru-based sculptor, Arun Yogiraj.