BENGALURU, 18 JAN

Groups of people across the City are planning to telecast the Ram Mandir inauguration live on live on LED screens followed by mass food distribution on 22 January. Jain community has come forward to sponsor most of the events.

Industries in Peenya have also decided to shut shop after the event on that day.

“It is a historic day for all of us and we have decided to screen the Ram Mandir consecration live on LED screens for the benefit of people. Our brothers from the Jain community are working with us in tandem for the smooth conduct of the event. After the consecration we plan to have a mass food distribution as part of the celebrations,” Ayyapaneni R Chakradhar Reddy, an organiser of one such event at Banjara Layout in Horamavu said. In fact, some of the private schools in the City will also telecast the consecration ceremony.

R Harish, a resident of Jayanagar 4^th Block, said, “It is indeed an important day for all of us and a few days ago all the youngsters in the area decided to put up tents and screen the event live.”

The City police are yet to make an announcement on these celebrations and the norms to be followed about road closures and traffic management.

Youngsters, youth groups and some resident associations have also planned other programmes on 22 January. State BJP and pro-Hindu organisations have launched a massive campaign to visit Hindu households and distribute ‘akshate’ (unbroken rice grains coated with haldi and kumkum) and images of the Ram temple. Salar News

Pottery Town sees surge in diya orders

As the days for Ram Mandir's inauguration nears, the demand for earthen diyas has gone up. The potters in City’s Pottery Town in Pulakeshinagar have received bulk orders of diyas.

A Shri Rama Sena trust from JP Nagar has ordered 28,000 pieces of diyas from Raja in Pottery town. Each piece is being sold at Rs 6. “Apart from Deepavali, this is the first time we have received such a bulk order. The trust is planning to distribute diyas to temples and Ram devotees. Hence, the bulk orders,” said Raja. Salar News

Hospital announces free delivery of newborns

 
A private hospital in Vijayapura has announced free delivery of newborns at its facility from 18 to 22 January to celebrate the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on Monday.

The decision was announced by the 'Shri Siddeshwar Loka Kalyana Charitable Trust', which runs the JSS Super Speciality Hospital here.

Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal hailed the initiative as "Ayodhya Celebration".

Ramanagara man to play ‘Mangal Vadya’ in Ayodhya

Ramanagara resident Vijay Kumar has received an invitation from Ram Mandir Trust to play Mangal Vadya in Ayodhya’s newly built temple. Mangal Vadya is a reed instrument with seven holes along the tube.

He will be in Ayodhya for 48 days playing Mangal Vadya for Lord Ram devotees along with his ten team members consisting of four nadaswaram players, four drummers, one saxophone player, and two tala-shruti (rhythm instrument) players

Kumar, a seasoned drummer, has been playing Mangal Vadya on Ram Navami in Ayodhya since 2008.

The invitation for Vijay Kumar and his team came directly from Champal Roy, Gopal, and Pejawar pontiff of Ram Mandir Trust.

The team comprises skilled musicians from Mysuru, Srirangapatna, Melukote, and Mandya.