Lucknow. Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Shri Ram, is all set for the ninth edition of the grand Deepotsav which will begin on Sunday under the leadership of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The Chief Minister’s Office wrote on the social media platform ‘X’ on Sunday, “Shri Ayodhya ji is ready for the grand and divine ‘Deepotsav-2025’, you all are welcome. Jai Shri Ram!.”
A video of decorated Ayodhya has also been shared in this post. After the formation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government under the leadership of Adityanath in the state in 2017, the series of grand Diwali celebrations started in Ayodhya. This year, extensive preparations have been made for the ninth Deepotsav. An official said that every corner from Dharampath to Lata Chowk, Ramkatha Park and Saryu Ghat will be lit with light and devotion.
According to a statement, under the joint auspices of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University and the District Administration, under the direction of Vice Chancellor Colonel Dr. Bijendra Singh, preparations have been completed to give a historic shape to Deepotsav-2025. 33,000 volunteers will play an important role in this event, who will create a ‘Guinness World Record’ by lighting 26,11,101 lamps. To create this record, more than 28 lakh lamps have been installed. In a statement quoting Vice Chancellor Dr. Bijendra Singh, it was said that this festival of lights will be “supernatural and unforgettable.”
He said, “The message of equality and harmony will reach the entire world from Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Shri Ram.” He said that a team of more than 2,000 members of the university is deployed at 56 ghats on the Saryu coast. Deepotsav Nodal Officer Prof. Sant Sharan Mishra said that more than 28 lakh lamps have been laid. The team of ‘Guinness Book of World Records’ is counting ghat wise lamps. University volunteers have made arrangements to make the ‘Swastika’ symbol with 80,000 lamps at ghat number 10. Tight security arrangements have been made for this event. Entry on the ghats without ID card will be prohibited.
Ayodhya District Magistrate Nikhil Tikaram Funde said that after the program of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday evening, a grand event of “laser show, light and sound show and drone show” will be organized at Ram Ki Paidi from around 8.30 pm. He said that on this occasion, the city of Ayodhya will glow with the light of innumerable lamps and the sound of devotion rising from the banks of Saryu will illuminate the entire atmosphere. He said that to maintain the continuity of the Deepotsav, ‘Laser, Light and Sound and Drone Show’ will be organized at Ram Ki Paidi on October 20 from 7 pm onwards.
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