Ayodhya: For the first time, Janmashtami will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 27, in the court of Ramlala, seated in the divine and grand temple being built in Ayodhya, the birthplace of Maryada Purushottam Lord Shri Ram, for which the Shri Ramjanmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust is making preparations with great pomp.
Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of Ramlala temple seated on Shri Ramjanmabhoomi, said that the birth of Lord Krishna will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 27, at exactly 12 o’clock in the night in the court of Ramlala, seated in the grand and divine temple being built on the birthplace of Maryada Purushottam Lord Shri Ram.
Ramlala will wear pink clothes
Chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das said that this is the first time Janmashtami is being celebrated in the court of Ramlala, for which the Shri Ramjanmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust is making preparations. He said that Ramlala will wear pink clothes on that day.
Anil Mishra, President of Shri Ramjanmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust, said that this time preparations are being made to celebrate Shri Krishna Janmashtami with great pomp in the court of Ramlala. After the Pran Pratishtha of Ramlala, this will be the first Janmashtami in the court of Lord Ram, in which Ramlala will be offered 1.5 quintals of Panjiri. Before this, 50 kg of Panchamrit will be used for Abhishek.
Many types of dishes, fruits and flowers will be offered to Ramlala
Many types of dishes, fruits and flowers will be offered to Ramlala. The temple will be decorated grandly. Cultural programs will also be organized. He told that Krishna Bhakti is also strong in Ram Nagari Ayodhya. There are many ancient Krishna temples here which are witnesses to the inseparability of Shri Ram and Krishna. Janmashtami will be celebrated in all these temples.
The festival will be celebrated for two days in Ayodhya. Devotees associated with the household tradition will celebrate Janmashtami on August 26 and temples with the belief of Udaya Tithi will celebrate it on August 27. Preparations for Shri Krishna Janmashtami have been completed in Ayodhya’s Gokul Bhavan, Brijmohan Kunj, Radhabrijraj Temple, Radha Madhav Temple located in Rajsadan, Gurudham ISKCON Temple. The rituals in these temples will begin from Sunday.
