As India and Indians across the world celebrate the Pran Pratishtha or consecration ceremony of Lord Ram’s idol (Ram Lalla) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the auspicious Ram Temple today in the temple town of Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, the integration of technology with the captivating spiritual and cultural carnival in the city is a thing to highlight certainly. A number of Indian startups are doing their bit to ensure the grandness and magnificence of the mega event are unscathed. Here’s the role they are playing:
GreenCell Mobility: Electric mobility solutions provider, GreenCell Mobility was selected by the Director of Urban Transport to deploy 150 intra-city electric buses to Ayodhya for the momentous Ram Mandir consecration ceremony. The fleet will provide intra-city transportation service to an estimated 2 million devotees within Ayodhya from mid-January to end of February, including the day of the ceremony and the surrounding days, marking a significant period for pilgrims and believers.
Staqu Technologies: The security services in and around Ayodhya’s famous hotspots have a technological upgrade in the form of AI-integrated surveillance conducted on existing CCTVs with Staqu technologies’ JARVIS. It is an audio and video analytics software and management platform to monitor suspicious activities during the event through facial recognition, numberplate recognition, etc.
Data Xgen Technologies: Software company Data Xgen Technologies launched a new email service, specially dedicated to the celebration of the consecration of Lord Ram. The free email service under the domain name jaishriram.bharat has initially been launched in Hindi. To avail of this service, individuals can download the DataMail (DATAMAIL) mobile app from the Android and Apple App Stores and the service is accessible on any device through mobile email applications and the web.
CHUK: The temple town of Ayodhya will use compostable tableware for the ceremony as the the Ram Temple Trust has partnered with Pakka Limited which specialises in manufacturing compostable packaging solutions from locally sourced sugarcane waste also known as bagasse, as per PTI. The company’s compostable tableware brand CHUK will provide up to 10 lakh pieces of tableware.
VAMA.app: Spiritual platform VAMA has partnered with Sadhna TV for 24-hour Live Ram Katha event from January 14 to 31. . Additionally, users can partake in the 17-day Akhand Ram Katha, streaming live on the VAMA.app platform. Established in late 2020 by Aacharya Dev, Himanshu Semwal, and Manu Jain, VAMA.app offers virtual puja remedies in temples to devotees and customers from all over the world.