As the day of Lord Ram Lalla’s idol’s pran-pratishtha ritual approaches, people have begun bringing a range of gifts to Ayodhya’s Ram shrine. As a sign of their dedication, people have also sent goods to the temple from other states and nations.
According to news agency ANI, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) president Alok Kumar claimed he sent gifts to Shri Ram temple ‘Yajman’ Anil Mishra from Afghanistan, Kashmir, and Tamil Nadu.
This is who gave the Ram temple what gift:
Muslims in Kashmir
The head of the VHP said that the Ram shrine in Ayodhya received a gift of two kg of pure saffron grown organically.
“My Muslim brothers and sisters from Kashmir came to see me. They told me that while we practice different faiths, our forefathers are the same and expressed their satisfaction at the building of the Ram temple. They said that one of their favorite ancestors was Lord Ram. They gave me two kg of authentic Kashmiri saffron that was grown naturally. Kumar remarked, “I am giving it to Anil Mishra, the ‘Yajman’ of the Shri Ram Temple.
Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust posted on X (previously Twitter) that Rajasthan’s Shri Mehndipur Balaji Mandir Nyas has donated 1,51,000 boxes of laddoo prasad and 7,000 blankets to Ayodhya’s Ram temple for distribution among the pilgrims.
Gujarat
The temple has been given a 108-foot-long, 3,610 kilogram, almost 3.5-foot-wide incense stick. The incense stick was produced in Vadodara, Gujarat, over the course of six months by a devotee by the name of Viha Bharwad.
The state of Uttar Pradesh
An alloy of eight metals known as “ashtadhatu”—a bell weighing 2,100 kg—has been donated to the Ram temple. The bell was crafted at Uttar Pradesh’s Etah’s Jalesar.
The head of the Tamil Nadu VHP has announced that a silk bedsheet featuring the Shri Ram temple was provided by Tamil Nadu’s silk producers.
presents from other nations
Afghanistan
According to the VHP president, water from the Kubha (Kabul) river in Afghanistan was delivered as a gift to the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Nepal It is said that Lord Ram’s wife Sita was born at Janakpur in Nepal. Over three thousand presents have been given to the Ram shrine in Ayodhya, including garments, decorations, and silver shoes.
More offerings to the shrine from devotees
Devotees have given the Ram Janmbhoomi temple in Ayodhya 1265 kg of laddoo prasad and the biggest lock in the world, weighing 400 kg.
The laddoo prasad in Hyderabad is manufactured by Sri Ram Catering Services. A 400-kg lock was fashioned in the meanwhile by an old couple, Satya Prakash Sharma and his wife Rukmini Sharma.
A necklace including 5,000 American diamonds and 2 kg of silver, designed on the subject of the Ram temple, was given by a diamond dealer from Surat, Gujarat.
Notably, Southeast Asian nations like Thailand and Indonesia have great reverence for Lord Ram. In Indonesia, which has a Muslim majority, Ramlila is similarly organized.
In the meanwhile, Ayodhya is getting ready to welcome pilgrims, sages, devotees, and other dignitaries on January 22 for the pran pratishtha event. At 12:20 p.m., Varanasi priest Lakshmi Kant Dixit will conduct the “Pran Pratishtha” ritual. During the important occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also be in attendance.