Ram temple trust member urges to select names for children from Hindu texts

Ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya a senior member of the temple trust has urged people to select names for their children from Hindu texts and called for imparting cultureSwami Vishwaprasanna Tirtha a trust member also told PTI that preserving the temple is a bigger task than constructing itThe dream that we envisioned for centuries has been fulfilled But one should not assume that our responsibilities are over Our thoughts should be that for how many years the temple remains in that form of a temple and that no one is able to harm it again he saidTill the time our children remain Hindus and the Hindus exist as the majority the temple will exist as a temple See what happened in Afghanistan where statues of the Buddha were destroyed he added referring to the destruction of Buddha sculptures in BamiyanSwami Vishwaprasanna Tirtha also said constructing the temple is not a big task the bigger duty is to preserve it as a templeWe are not going to live forever We have to impart values of Hindu Dharma and Sanatan Dharma in our children By imparting sanskriti culture in our santati children we will be able to preserve it the Pejawar mutt seer saidAsked about the consecration ceremony the seer said The dream of centuries has been fulfilled now It was a legal battle The Supreme Court gave a judgment in our favour Those who believe in the Constitution and have respect for the Supreme Court have accepted itThe seer also said that childrens names should be selected from the Vedas Puranas Ramayana and MahabharatThis will help the children know which culture they belong to he addedThere should be a campaign to rename people This should be held in temples publically Mataantaran religious conversion should be stopped and imparting of culture should start Swami Vishwaprasanna Tirtha saidHe also said idols of Lord Ram and Goddess Sita will be installed in the temple referring to a demand from Dipika Chikhlia who played Sita in Ramanand Sagars Ramayan urging to install an idol of Goddess SitaThe temple will have all of Lord Rams family members Goddess Sita and his brothers Bharat Laxman and Shatrughan he addedThe seer further said that there will be a 48day mandal puja that will begin after the consecration that he will overseeDrawing a comparison between Ayodhya now and its older incarnation Swami Vishwaprasanna Tirtha said It seems that Ayodhya has transformed itself from Kalyug modern age to Treta Yug era of Lord RamThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever