New Delhi: Ahead of the January 22 consecration ceremony for Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir, a resident of Bengal has created a temple replica using 20 kg of Parle-G biscuits.
Chhotan Ghosh and his friends spent five days creates the four feet by four feet masterpiece, now on display in Bengal’s Durgapur. Known for a previous Chandrayaan-3 replica featuring a functional rocket, Ghosh showcases his creative flair with this edible art piece.
The Ram temple in Ayodhya has garnered unique gifts before the consecration ceremony, such as a 5,000-diamond studded necklace, a world clock, over 3,000 items from Goddess Sita’s birthplace, a 5-foot Ajay Baan from Ahmedabad, a rock from Sri Lanka’s Ashok Vatika, and a 108-feet incense stick.
The seven-day ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony commenced on January 16, with Vedic scholar Acharya Shri Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid announcing on the second day that the idol of Lord Ram Lalla will tour the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi temple premises after 1:20 pm.
Upcoming rituals include Teerth Poojan, Jal Yatra, and Gandhadhivas on January 18, Aushadhadhivas, Kesaradhivas, Ghritadhivas, and Dhanyadhivas on January 19, Sharkaradhivas, Phaladhivas, and Pushpadhivas on January 20, and Madhyadhivas and Shaiyadhivas on January 21.
The grand consecration ceremony, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the chief guest, is scheduled for January 22, followed by the temple’s public opening from January 23 onward.