Surya Tilak on Ram Navami.
– Photo: Amar Ujala
Expansion
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had decided to extend the period of darshan on 17th April itself. On his birth anniversary, April 17, Ramlala will give darshan to the devotees from 3:30 am to 11 pm. Devotees have started arriving for the queues that start at 3:30. People kept reaching Ayodhya the whole day. The Trust has already said that no special darshan will be organized on the day of Ram Navami. The earlier passes have also been cancelled.
Regarding the time of darshan, Trust General Secretary Champat Rai said that during the Ram Navami festival, after Mangala Aarti, Abhishek, Shringar and darshan will continue simultaneously from 3:30 am in the Brahma Muhurta. Shringaar Aarti will take place at five in the morning. At the time of offering food to God, the curtain will be drawn for a short period. The sequence of darshan will continue till 11 pm. After this, there will be Bhog and Shayan Aarti as per the circumstances.
After Shayan Aarti on Ram Navami, prasad will be available at the exit from the temple. Darshan will be facilitated if the devotees keep their mobile, shoes, slippers, big bags and prohibited items safely away from the temple. The ban on VIP darshan has been extended by one day. Now there will be no VIP darshan till 19th April. Sugam Darshan Pass, VIP Darshan Pass, Mangala Aarti Pass, Shringaar Aarti Pass and Shayan Aarti Pass will not be made. Below Sugriva Fort, in front of Birla Dharamshala, at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi entrance, a passenger service center has been built by Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, in which public facilities are available. There are arrangements for the devotees ranging from seating to treatment. Live telecast of all the programs conducted in the temple will be done by installing LED screens at 100 places in the municipal corporation area.
Flowers will be showered by helicopter
Flowers will be showered by helicopter on Wednesday in Ayodhya on Ram Navami. Ramlala’s birthday will be celebrated by showering flowers in the Ram Janmabhoomi complex including Ram Ki Paidi, Ramkot, Saryu Beach, Dharampath, Rampath.
