The soil of Ram Janmabhoomi that was taken out during the digging of the foundation will be packed in boxes and presented to the guests attending the much-anticipated Ram Mandir’s ‘pran prathistha’ (consecration ceremony) on January 22. Apart from the soil, the guests will also be presented 100 grams of special Motichoor laddoos made with desi ghee.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will be present at the consecration ceremony will be presented with a 15-metre picture of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya packed in a jute bag that also carries the photograph of the temple, a member of the Ram Janmabhoomi Theerth Kshetra Trust said, reports PTI.
The trust member said arrangements are being made to present memorable gifts to more than 11,000 guests and invitees to the consecration ceremony.
The gifts to the invitees would comprise two boxes, one containing motichoor laddoos as prasad and a sacred tulsi leaf, while the other would contain soil that was recovered during the digging of the Ram Janmabhoomi land. The gift boxes will also have water from Saryu river packed in a bottle and religious books provided by the Gita Press of Gorakhpur, he said.
The consecration ceremony on January 22 will be preceded by a seven-day-long extensive ritual. The religious ceremony will be performed by a group of priests led by Lakshmikant Dixit of Varanasi, a vedic scholar in “karma kand” (performing of rituals).
The Ram Temple’s ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ was done by PM Modi on August 5, 2020.
Once the consecration ceremony is over, the idol will be decorated with ornaments and a crown will be placed on its head and his clothes will have threads of gold, Trust officials had said, The Indian Express reported.