Ahead of pran prathistha, VHP rolls out 3-month programme with akshat invite

“As many as 45 prant units have been formed to take Akshat invitation to different parts of the country. On November 5, all these units will reach Ayodhya from different parts of the country to take the Akshat on which prayers have been performed. They will distribute it to their local units,” said Sharad Sharma, a VHP leader in Ayodhya.

Sharma informed that as per the plan, from January 1 to January 15, Akshat would be taken to local temples along with an invitation in the local language and workers would take this ‘Akshat’ to house-holds extending invitation on behalf of Ram Lalla.

“There would first be Akshat pujan before the Ram Lalla and each unit would take around 5 kg of Akshat and distribute it in their districts and grassroot level committees,” said Sharma, adding, “The teams visiting houses would carry “Akshat” invitation asking them to first celebrate Pran pratistha from their respective temples and houses at the same time as it is being done in Ayodhya and then light diyas at their households and temples later in the day,”

He said separate date would be set for each unit to come with “Ram bhakts” from their respective regions and offer prayers at the temple on the allotted dates from January 26 to February 22.

Meanwhile sources informed that for accommodation of a large number of pilgrims expected to visit Ayodhya after the pran pratistha in January, construction of tent city has begun. The tent city will come up over 25 acres and would accommodate around 25,000 pilgrims. Sources added that special arrangements were also being made for around 4,000 priests that are expected to visit Ayodhya from different parts of the country and abroad.