Ayodhya: Shri Ram’s city Ayodhya is also creating a record of records. So far, five records have been made here in 15 days from Deepotsav to Parikrama. Now Ayodhya can make the sixth record on Kartik Purnima fair and hit a sixer of records. There is an atmosphere of joy in the entire city of Ayodhya about this. In an atmosphere resonating with Lord Rama, from saints to common people and devotees are also giving credit for this to the government of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
After the decision came in favor of Ram temple, as soon as Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the construction of the temple, it seemed as if Ayodhya’s name started ringing in the country and abroad. Deepotsav had started as soon as the Yogi government came to power in the state, but after the construction of the temple started, it started being celebrated in an even more grand manner.
After Shri Ram was seated in the grand temple in the form of a child, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced to celebrate the historic Deepotsav in Ayodhya. Here, three records were made within five days on the banks of Saryu. The Chief Minister himself was the witness of two records – Saryu Aarti and Deepotsav lamps.
*Know how and when records were made in Ayodhya*
*First record – 28 lakh lamps were lit in 72 hours*
The CM had announced to make a record by lighting 25 lakh lamps on Ram Ki Paidi in Ayodhya. In view of this, like every time, this time also Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University had deployed volunteers. Apart from school-college people, people associated with voluntary organizations were also included in the 35 thousand volunteers. The process of laying lamps on 55 ghats started from October 27. Within just 72 hours, the volunteers decorated the lamps and put a new record in Ayodhya’s bag.
*Second record – Saryu Aarti of 1100 Batukas together*
On the evening of October 30, a new record was made on the banks of Saryu river. It was the Aarti of Mother Saryu. For this, the tourism department had included the names of prominent saints and 1100 monks of Ayodhya in the list of those who would perform the aarti. A trial of the aarti was also conducted for three days. On the day of Deepotsav, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reached the Saryu aarti site from Ram Katha Park. Here, not only did he perform the aarti, but 1100 monks also worshipped Maa Saryu wearing clothes of the same colour. Another new record was made during the aarti that lasted for 15 minutes.
*Third record – More than 25 lakh lamps lit at 55 ghats including Ram Ki Paidi*
After three days of rigorous testing of the volunteers, when the time came to make the main record, they did not lag behind in that too. From the morning of 30 October, they started putting oil and wick in the diyas. When the work of lighting the lamps started after 6 pm in the evening, all the lamps were lit in about an hour and a quarter. After the counting by the Guinness World Record team, Ayodhya got a certificate for creating another new record by lighting 25 lakh 12 thousand 585 lamps.
*Fourth Record – 35 lakh devotees did 14 Kosi Parikrama*
After Ramlala was seated in the grand and divine temple, it was now the turn of the devotees to make a record, so they did it. A large number of devotees reached Ayodhya even before the Kartik Parikrama fair. The auspicious time to start the Parikrama was 6:30 pm on the evening of 9 November, but even before that the faith of the devotees increased so much that they started the Parikrama before the auspicious time. Such a crowd reached the night in the 24-hour Parikrama that even the district administration was stunned to see it. The Parikrama concluded at 4:44 pm on the second day. It has been estimated that 35 lakh devotees did the Parikrama, which was much more than in the past several years.
*Fifth record – Estimate of 25 lakh devotees doing Panchkosi Parikrama
After 14 Kosi Parikrama, now it was the turn of the residents of the district. It is believed that more devotees from outside stay in 14 Kosi. More urban people participate in Panchkosi. On 11th November, at around 1:45 pm, the devotees started the Parikrama. There was a fair like atmosphere on the road throughout the night. The traders on the roadside also made a lot of money. The Parikrama concluded after 11 am on the second day. According to an estimate, 20 to 25 lakh devotees have earned merit by doing the Parikrama. It is said that there were some Parikrama pilgrims who also did Panchkosi Parikrama after doing the 14 Kos Parikrama.
*Sixth record (proposed) – Lakhs of devotees can also reach for Kartik Purnima bath*
Kartik Purnima bath will be on 15th November in Ayodhya. In view of the fairs held so far, the district administration has made a lot of arrangements. Water police and divers have been deployed at the ghats. Keeping the bath in mind, changing rooms have also been built. The health department has also made major preparations. In this, a temporary hospital with eight beds has been built at Pakka Ghat. Temporary health camps have been set up at 12 places. Ambulances have been deployed at 15 places. 50 beds have been reserved in the medical college, district and Shriram hospitals. In view of security, suspects will be monitored with drone cameras. Apart from male and female personnel, policemen in plain clothes have been deployed at various places.
*This time the crowd has come in large numbers: Divisional Commissioner*
Since Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is keeping a special eye on the fair, all the officers of the district including the Divisional Commissioner are keeping their vigil. Divisional Commissioner Gaurav Dayal said that everything is fine from Deepotsav to Parikrama. This time there was a much larger crowd in the Parikrama than last time. In the coming days, there is a bath on Kartik Purnima. Special attention is being paid to ensure that the devotees do not face any kind of problem.
Dr. Deveshcharya Maharaj of Hanumangarhi told that after the Pran Pratishtha of Lord Shri Ram, Ayodhya is continuously setting new records. The credit for this goes to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ji.
