Ayodhya city tour of Ram Lalla idol on January 17 cancelled

Ayodhya city tour of Ram Lalla idol on January 17 cancelled

The Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has cancelled a procession of the new Ram Lalla idol scheduled for January 17 across Ayodhya that would have allowed devotees to catch a glimpse ahead of the consecration ceremony.

Instead, the trust will arrange a tour of the new idol inside the premises of the Ram Janmabhoomi on the same day (January 17), a senior functionary of the Trust said, PTI reported.

The procession was cancelled citing crowd management concerns raised by the security agencies.

The decision was taken by the officials of the Ram Temple Trust after a meeting with the Acharyas of Kashi and senior administrative officials.

According to the Ayodhya district administration, it was discussed in the meeting that it would be difficult to control the crowd as devotees and pilgrims will rush to have ‘darshan’ of the new idol of Ram Lalla when it is taken out in the city.

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The Pran Pratistha ceremony is scheduled for January 22. Dozens of guests, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the grand ceremony, which will witness Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla in the sanctum-sanctorum (garbhagriha).

(With inputs from PTI)