Live telecast of consecration ceremony of Ram temple at New York’s Times Square
Live telecast of consecration ceremony of Ram temple at New York's Times Square
The live broadcast of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22 will be showcased at the renowned Times Square in New York City. This significant event, scheduled for January 22, will also be live-streamed at numerous Indian embassies, consulates, temples in India, and various other locations.
It will not be the first time Lord Rama will be displayed at Times Square in New York City. Earlier in August 2020, a digital billboard of the Ram Mandir was played at Times Square marking ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on August 5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed Bhoomi Pujan of the temple.
Meanwhile, the Delhi BJP’s temple cell chairman Karnail Singh said on Sunday the party will stream a live broadcast of the consecration ceremony at around 14,000 temples across the national capital. Singh said that around 200 people will be present at each temple to watch the ceremony live. Nearly 30 lakh people in total are expected to attend the screening across the temples in the city, he added.
The BJP leader said 1.08 lakh diyas will be lit at the Khatu Shyam temple on the Delhi-Karnal road on January 20 and a bike rally taken out by temple priests on January 17 as part of celebrations to mark the historic event of ‘praan pratishtha’ at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Over 14,000 temple priests are visiting households across Delhi to distribute ‘akshata’ (uncooked grains of rice) to people and invite them to watch the consecration ceremony live at nearby temples on January 22. Also, around 1,000 unipole hoardings have been booked to spread awareness about the “praan pratishtha” ceremony.
A priest from Varanasi, Lakshmi Kant Dixit, will perform the main rituals of the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla on January 22. From January 14 to January 22, Ayodhya will mark the Amrit Mahautsav. A 1008 Hundi Mahayagya will also be organized, in which thousands of devotees will be fed. Several tent cities are being erected in Ayodhya to accommodate thousands of devotees, who are expected to arrive in the temple town of Uttar Pradesh for the grand consecration.
