Ayodhya, October 19 (IANS). There is enthusiasm among the people regarding the festival of lights to be held today in Ramnagari Ayodhya. Tradition, dignity and technology are being used in this event which runs from morning to evening. The procession of tableaux has started on the festival of lights. Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh flagged it off.
Extensive security arrangements have been made. The officials present there told that the procession started from Saket College. It will cover a distance of about four kilometers on Rampath. Folk artistes from many states are presenting their performances. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will welcome the procession in the afternoon at Ramkatha Park. The tableaus depict the achievements of developed India, developed Uttar Pradesh and developed Ayodhya. Apart from this, glimpses of the Ramayana period are also being seen.
The people of Ayodhya will welcome you by showering flowers from the rooftops of the houses along the entire route. Thousands of people have reached Saket Mahavidyalaya to see this procession. This includes local people as well as tourists and devotees from India and abroad.
Lord Shri Ram will reach Ayodhya along with Mother Sita in a helicopter in the form of Pushpak Viman. Here CM Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel will receive him. A grand coronation ceremony will take place at Ramkatha Park. This time in Ayodhya, the birthplace of Maryada Purushottam Lord Shri Ram, the grand Pushpak Viman being built on Ram’s Paadi is going to become the biggest attraction and selfie point for devotees and tourists.
The supernatural story of Tretayug, when Lord Shri Ram returned to Ayodhya in Pushpak Viman after conquering Lanka, is being realized in real form in this festival of lights. This royal look Pushpak Viman, being built on the banks of Ram Ki Pauri, will give a new dimension to the identity of Ayodhya. Its length will be 32 feet, height 25 to 30 feet, and width 20 feet.
This design based on the peacock shape is being prepared on EPC seat, so that the aircraft can remain light, attractive and preserved for a long time. Scenes from the Ramayana period will be carved in front of the Pushpak Viman, in which the tableau of Lord Shri Ram, Mother Sita and Lakshman arriving in Ayodhya will be decorated.
This place will be opened as a selfie point for the devotees, so that every visitor can save this divine view in their memories.
This place will become the new center of cultural tourism of Ayodhya with laser light show, line of lamps and flower shower in the evening. Skilled craftsmen from Ayodhya, Lucknow and Varanasi are together giving shape to this Pushpak Viman.
The confluence of modern technology with traditional art is making this work unique. This aircraft with golden colours, peacock design and royal style will add to the beauty of the festival of lights.
Saurabh Kumar Singh, owner of SAARC Media, the executive organization selected by the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department, says that his aim is to create such an environment during the Deepotsav, which is not only visually attractive but also reflects the rich cultural values of Ayodhya.
— IANS
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