Ayodhya: 'Ganesh Pujan' to be held on day 3 of Ram temple pre-consecration rituals
PTI. ALSO READ: Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Govt offices to observe half-day on January 22. Check timing and other details "Today, the idol will be cleansed with water as part of the 'Jaladhivas' ritual and 'Ganesh Pujan' and 'Varun Pujan' will be held," he added. The priest said that 121 priests will be assigned puja tasks and there will also be a 'Vastu Puja' outside the sanctum sanctorum on the temple premises.
The Ram Temple 'Pran Pratishtha' will begin at 12.20 pm on January 22 and is expected to end by 1 pm. On the day of the consecration, the minimum essential rituals needed for the 'Pran Pratishtha' of the idol of Ram Lalla will be conducted. Officials said battery-operated carts will be made available for devotees visiting Ayodhya to offer prayers at the Ram temple and the Hanuman Garhi temple.
The e-carts or golf carts will offer free rides to the elderly, persons with disabilities, and pregnant women while the fare for others will be announced soon, they said. All central government offices across the country will observe half a day on January 22 due to the Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, a Personnel Ministry order stated on Thursday. All central government offices, central institutions and central industrial establishments will remain closed till 2.30 pm.
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