16-Jan-2024 05:31 PM
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Mumbai, Jan 16 (Reporter) Before the inauguration of the deity's grand temple in Ayodhya on January 22, Mumbai shrines are engrossed in preparations for grand programmes to mark the significant day. Prayers, yagnas, and the distribution of sanctified food, or 'prasad bhojan', will be the highlights of the religious events.
Shree Marubai Gaondevi Temple in Matunga, in south-central Mumbai, is one of the most important temples of the mother goddess in Mumbai. It has announced its plans for January 22. It will hold' sarvajanik (public) maha navchandi yagna' between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. to coincide with the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi Samaroh and Pran Pratistha, the consecration of the deity at the Ayodhya temple. This will be followed by'mahaprasad', or the distribution of sanctified food.
Similarly, at the Datta Mandir, Talmakiwadi, Tardeo, and Lord Ram devotees have been invited to join various programmes scheduled between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on January 22.
Shree Ram Mandir at Wadala, one of Mumbai's most important Ram temples, will start two days before the consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, with 'Tarak mantra jaap hawan' at 9 a.m. on January 20.
At many temples, the final event will be 'deepotsav' or the festival of lights...////...