All schools and colleges in Chhattisgarh will have a holiday on January 22 on the occasion of the idol consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
School Closed: Amid ongoing events and celebrations across the globe ahead of the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, all schools and colleges in Chhattisgarh will have a holiday on Monday, January 22, 2024. As per a PTI report, while addressing a press conference, state minister Brijmohan Agrawal, who handles the Religious Trust and Endowment, School and Higher Education as well as Culture and Tourism portfolios in the Vishnu Deo Sai government, said a weekly free train travel scheme for Ayodhya has also been planned.
Ram Mandir Inauguration: Travel free by train to Ayodhya to have the darshan of Ram Lalla
“As per Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise, the people of Chhattisgarh will get to travel free by train to Ayodhya to have darshan of Ram Lalla. The state government will ink a memorandum of understanding with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) for a weekly train in which 850 to 1000 devotees can travel till Ayodhya as part of this scheme,” he said, PTI reported. “Special care will be taken of the elderly and disabled in the train. They can travel with an assistant. There will be a doctor on board. Accommodation and food for the travellers will be made by the state government,” he further added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the ceremonial installation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the ceremonial installation of the idol of Shri Ram Lalla inside the sanctum sanctorum of the grand temple on January 22. A host of leaders and dignitaries from all walks of life have been invited to the grand temple opening in Ayodhya. Speaking about other programmes to mark the temple inauguration, the minister said devotional songs and rituals will be performed in the morning, while “Ganga aarti” will be held on the banks of rivers across the state in the evening.
The state government will develop Shri Ram Van Gaman Path, while Bhuteshwar Mahadeo, Jatmai-Ghatarani, Shiv Mahapeeth, Sirkatti Ashram and Kopeshwar Mahadeo temple in Gariaband will be developed as a tribal circuit, he further said.
In another piece of news, the Lucknow University has rescheduled examinations slated for January 22, the day of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The revised examination schedule for subjects, including commerce, physics, chemistry, software development, and biochemistry, among others, has been released on the official website of the University.