Today is Ram Diwali after 500 years in Ayodhya. Ramnagari is all set to welcome its beloved. This is Ram Lala’s first Diwali after consecrating the new temple. Obviously the preparations this time are also grand and sacred. The outline of the Rama temple is clearly visible. Today will be filled with happiness from the festival of lights to the advent of the Lord in Pushpak Viman. Preparations continued until Tuesday evening.
The road to Ayodhya is ready. The streets and intersections of the city to the ghat of the Salyu River are also illuminated. Today, these ghats will be illuminated by 2.8 million lights and will enter the Guinness Book of World Records for the seventh time in a row.
The scene will be decorated with characters of Ram
Figures of Lord Ram will also be adorned and toured in the city today. The Ministry of Tourism has entrusted agencies with the responsibility of decorating and beautifying Ayodhya. This time, Ayodhya’s pollution-free green fireworks will also create a new paradigm.
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Green fireworks will be seen
The fireworks in Ayodhya will explode from 120 to 600 feet in the sky without harming the environment. Anyone within a five-kilometer radius can easily see this scene. In addition to fireworks, there will also be a laser show, fire show and musical accompaniment on Saryu Bridge in the evening.
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Lord Ram will be crowned
The Bharat Milap event will be held at the helipad near Ramkatha Park. Lord Ram, Lakshman and Maa Janaki will come here by Pushpak Viman. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will welcome him and the coronation ceremony of Lord Ram will be held at Ramkatha Park. In the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, 1,100 people will perform a special ‘Aarti’ on the banks of Saryu river.
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Where is the Festival of Lights held today?
Ram Ki Paidi, Bhajan Sandhya Sthal, Chaudhary Charan Singh Ghat 28 lakh lights have been installed. Among them, the goal is to set a world record of lighting 2.5 million lights. Here, the counting of lights continued till late Tuesday night at 55 ghats. A team of 30 people led by Guinness World Records consultant Nischal Barot used drones to count the street lights at Saryu 55 ghat.
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An order for 2.8 million lamps was placed with local craftsmen, so that even if 10% of the lamps were damaged, the target of 2.5 million lamps could be achieved.
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In many places, lights are arranged in special patterns. Ghat No. 10 is decorated with 80,000 lights in the shape of a swastika, a symbol of good luck. This has become a center of attraction.
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Meanwhile, the Ram temple complex is divided into seven zones to celebrate the festival of lights. In each area, a row of 100 lights or specially shaped scratches will be prepared to decorate the lights. It will house 51,000 lights, which will be lit from 6 p.m. The lamps will burn continuously for three hours.
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10,000 security personnel will be responsible
Security personnel were deployed across the city. 17 routes leading to Ram Ki Paidi have been closed to the public. Only pass holders are allowed entry. Police will be deployed to maintain order on these routes. Ayodhya Range Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar said around 10,000 security personnel, half of them in civilian clothes, have been deployed across the city to maintain security at Deepotsav.
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Install laser lights and drones hover above
Deepotsav nodal officer Sant Sharan Mishra said that all preparations have been completed. Arrangements have been made to host around 5000 to 6000 people at the ghats. For others, 40 giant LED screens were installed to watch the show live.
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Artists from these countries will perform Ramlila
The festival of lights aims to showcase the spiritual, traditional and cultural essence of the holy city and also includes performances by artists from six countries: Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Indonesia, as well as performances by Ram Leela from Uttarakhand. Ram Leela’s performance. Artists from different states will also perform in the show.
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The “cow lamp” will also be lit
The animal husbandry department has promised to light 150,000 “cow lanterns” during the festival. Animal Husbandry Minister Dharampal Singh symbolically presented it to CM Yogi Adityanath. The Ram Janmabhoomi temple will use special lights that reduce smoke and pollution. On October 30, more than 30,000 volunteers will help decorate the ghats.
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The entire temple complex was decorated with flowers during the Debotsav festival this year. The National Information Department has arranged for the entire program to be broadcast live. LED lights and vans will be installed across Ayodhya and the entire city will be decorated with garlands and mesmerizing lights. All shows of Ram Ki Paidi will be streamed live on Doordarshan and social media platforms.
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