Ram temple opening: Vedic rituals in Ayodhya likely from Jan 17

Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Vijayendra Saraswati has sent a team of astrologers and Vedic priests from Varanasi to Ayodhya for deciding the auspicious date and timings for Vedic rituals

Published on: Sep 12, 2023, 22:41:57 IST

By Pawan Dixit, Lucknow

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Vedic priests from Varanasi have suggested Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust to start five-day rituals from January 17 for the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla and final installation ceremony of Ram Lalla’s idol at the temple sanctum-sanctorum in Ayodhya on January 21/ 22, 2024.

The date of the final consecration ceremony of Ram temple (in pic) will be decided after approval from the Prime Minister’s Office. (Sourced)

Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Vijayendra Saraswati has sent a team of astrologers and Vedic priests from Varanasi to Ayodhya for deciding the auspicious date and timings for Vedic rituals that will be performed for the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla.

The team comprising Acharya Ganesh Shastri, an astrologer, and Vedic priests Acharya Lakshmikant Dixit and Jay Dixit reached Ayodhya on Monday. They held a meeting with general secretary of Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust Champat Rai late on Monday evening.

According to the Trust, Vedic rituals for the consecration ceremony will start on January 17, 2024. The final ceremony is likely to take place on January 21 or 22.

However, the date of the final consecration ceremony will be decided after approval from the Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi, said a member of the Trust. In this ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest.

The priests also suggested to perform Vedic rituals for the consecration ceremony in the north-east corner of the Ram Janmabhoomi.

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Pawan Dixit
Pawan Dixit, Assistant Editor, brings over 20 years of frontline reporting experience to the newsroom. A specialist on Uttar Pradesh politics and governance, he has reported from the ground across the state’s most consequential stories. He cut his teeth in eastern UP, spending 15 years covering the region. Based in Varanasi, he reported the 2012 UP Assembly polls and the 2014 Lok Sabha elections that reshaped the state’s political map. Moving to Lucknow in 2016, he has since led coverage of the 2017 and 2022 UP Assembly elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. His reporting tracks the BJP’s strategy, opposition moves, and voter sentiment across all 75 districts. Pawan has been a constant presence in Ayodhya since 2016. He reported the entire arc of the Ram Mandir movement — from the legal fight to the Supreme Court verdict, through temple construction, to the inauguration. He continues to track every development at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. On the state beat, he covers the BJP, the Industrial Development Department, and handles key outstation political assignments. He also reports major cases from the district court, Lucknow bench of the High Court, and the State Information Commission. Along with this, he also reports on NGT's important decisions related to UP. Known for sharp sourcing and clear analysis, Pawan connects politics, policy, infrastructure and faith — the forces driving UP today. He has reported developments in Ayodhya and Ram Mandir movement since 2016. The Supreme Court's Ram Mandir verdict, temple construction and the its opening have been reported by him. He reports all developments in Ayodhya and Ram Mandir Trust. He covers state BJP, Industrial development department, outstation political assignments, reports special cases from district court, high court and state information commissionRead More