Over 25 lakh diyas lit up Ayodhya on Deepotsav
New Delhi:
The grand Deepostav celebrations in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya noticed over 25 lakh earthen lamps being lit collectively – a brand new world document. Over 28 lakh diyas (lamps) have been positioned on the banks of the Sarayu river, presenting an impressive golden glow when considered from above.
The organisers had deliberate to gentle up at the very least 28 lakh diyas; nonetheless, they managed to gentle precisely 25,12,585 diyas to create a brand new world document.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the spectacle as “superb, incomparable and unimaginable”.
“Many congratulations to the folks of Ayodhya for the grand and divine Deepotsav! This Jyotiparva on the holy birthplace of Ram Lalla, illuminated by thousands and thousands of diyas, goes to be emotional. This beam of sunshine emanating from Ayodhya Dham will fill my relations throughout the nation with new enthusiasm and new power,” the Prime Minister stated in a web-based put up.
The Deepotsav showcased the non secular, conventional, and cultural essence of the holy metropolis, with performances by artists from six international locations — Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Indonesia — together with a Ram Leela presentation from Uttarakhand. Moreover, numerous artists from completely different states carried out on the occasion.
Earlier right now, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath acquired the Deepotsav with an ‘aarti’. He additionally pulled the chariot on which Ramayan artistes carried out.
For this yr’s Deepotsav, Saket Mahavidyalaya crafted 18 beautiful tableaux, 11 by the Info Division and 7 by the Tourism Division.
The Tourism Division’s tableaux depicted scenes from Bal Kand, Ayodhya Kand, Aranya Kand, Kishkindha Kand, Sundar Kand, Lanka Kand, and Uttar Kand, taken from Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Lakhs of diyas illuminated alongside the banks of the Saryu River in Ayodhya as a part of the grand #Deepotsav celebration right here.#Diwali2024pic.twitter.com/7yd1QxDVZY
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“That is the primary Deepotsav after the Pran Pratishtha of the Ram mandir in Ayodhya and each effort has been made to offer grandeur, and divinity to this programme,” Uttar Pradesh Minister Jaiveer Singh had stated.