Ram Temple opening: Shrines in Mauritius to organise chanting of Ramayana verses

Day after the Mauritian cabinet announced a mandatory 2hour break for Hindus working in public offices to enable them to attend local events being organised ahead of the opening of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh it has now been learnt that temples in the island country will organise chanting of verses from the epic Ramayana ahead of the grand event in IndiaSpeaking to ANI on Friday the president of the Mauritius Sanatan Dharm Temples Federation Bhojraj Ghoorbin said all temples in the Hindumajority country will organise the chanting of verses from Ramayana as part of events marking the Pran Pratishtha of Shri Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on January 22Across Mauritius all our Hindu brothers and sisters are in a celebratory mood these days From Makar Sankranti on January 15 all our temples will hold the chanting of verses from Ramayana On January 22 when Lord Ram will be enthroned at the grand temple in Ayodhya we will hold celebrations similar to Diwali The Festival of Lights will be celebrated twice in Diwali this year Ghoorbin told ANIThe first Diwali would be celebrated across the country on January 22 while the second would mark the actual celebration of the Festival of Lights on October 31 After 500 years of Vanwas exile Prabhu Shri Ram is coming to Ayodhya and our celebrations would be unbridled and unprecedented he addedGhoorbin added that a day before the inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya a cultural programme will be organised Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth will attend the event as the chief guest he addedWhenever Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Mauritius he described our country as Chhota Bharat On January 21 a day ahead of the Ram Temple opening we will hold a mega cultural programme featuring all our social and cultural organisations Our PM will grace the event as the chief guest On January 22 we will arrange a live telecast of the Pran Prantistha ceremony in the Mauritian capital We will set up giant screens so that everyone can catch the event live We would all be lighting lamps in our homes and all our temples would be lit up like they are on festivals Ghoorbin told ANIHe also lauded PM Jugnauth for approving a twohour special break for people from the majority community on January 22 saying that other countries would take inspiration to do the sameThis a big decision taken by our prime minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth We are the first country outside India where people from the Hindu community could avail two hours of leave on January 22 We wish to thank him for this decision No other country has taken such a decision yet I hope the leaders of other countries will take inspiration from our PM and do likewise for our Hindu brothers and sisters he saidHe also expressed hope for the launch of direct flights from Mauritius to Ayodhya in the coming years saying that the Federation has already spoken to the Mauritian PM about thisWe have pitched the idea of direct flights from Mauritius to Ayodhya to our PM he informedEarlier on Friday the Mauritian government announced the grant of two hours of special break for practising Hindu public officers on January 22 to enable them to participate in local events marking the Pran Pratishtha of Shri Ram Lalla in the Indian temple townThe Mauritian Cabinet led by Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth issued an official statement that read The Cabinet has agreed to the grant of a oneoff special leave of two hours on Monday 22 January 2024 as from 1400 hours to public officers of Hindu faith subject to exigencies of service in the context of the inauguration of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir in India which is a landmark event as it symbolises the return of Lord Ram in AyodhyaPrime 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 22A host of leaders and dignitaries from all walks of life have been invited to the grand temple opening in AyodhyaAccording to temple officials the ceremony will be held over seven days starting January 16The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has decided to enthrone Ram Lalla at the sanctumsanctorum of the Ram Temple at noon on January 22Vedic rituals for the PranPratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya will begin on January 16 a week before the main ceremonyThis 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