Port Blair, Dec. 10: Marking the beginning of the of Shree Ram Temple on 22nd January 2023 at Ayodhya, the “Pujit Akshat” arrived at Port Blair today. A massive gathering of Ram Devotees across the Islands awaited at the Veer Savarkar International Airport to receive the Pujit Akshat. The Airport surroundings were echoed with the chanting of “Jai Shree Ram!! Jai Shree Ram!!” by the Devotees.
The Pujit Akshat in a brass kalash (urn) was received by the Shri. Swami Suddhananda Saraswati Maharaj, Adyaksh, Sri Ram Mandir Pran Pratishta Abhiyan Samiti, A&N Islands and followed by the traditional coconut breaking.
A massive rally of “Pujit Akshat” celebrating the receipt of Pujit Akshat for Ayodhiya began from Airport via Junglighat, Goal Ghar, Abredeen Bazar, Clock Tower, Secretariat reached at Chinmaya Mission, Police Line. All devotees enchanted Hanuman Chalisa at Chinmaya Mission. Shri. Swami Suddhananda Saraswati Maharaj addressed the gathering and event concluded with distribution of Bhog prasad to all the devotees.
Shri. Anoop Gopinathan, General Secretary, Sri Ram Mandir Pran Pratishta Abhiyan Samiti, A&N Islands informed that from December 15 to January 15, the Samiti will hold a drive within Andaman & Nicobar Islands to distribute the ‘Pujit Akshat’ worshiped Yellow rice among the families and have appealed to them to provide the same rice to their relatives and friends and also to celebrate the festival at monasteries and temples in different areas.
Temple committees are appealed to install television screens at temples in every village and towns so that the devotees can attend the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple through a live feed. Arrangements have also been made for devotees across the Islands to perform bhajan-kirtan at temples in their respective villages.
The grand consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya is a momentous occasion for the Hindu community and preparations for the ceremony are in full swing, with the samiti elaborate arrangements to ensure that devotees from all over the Islands can participate in the festivities.