One lakh diyas, 1,000 volunteers: Ayodhya Ram temple gears up for Deepotsav

The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra complex in Ayodhya will be illuminated with one lakh diyas during Deepotsav, according to a Uttar Pradesh government statement.Around 1,000 volunteers will light the diyas across the temple complex, with support from the Uttar Pradesh Police and the Central Reserve Police Force.The temple trust has divided the complex into five zones and assigned responsibilities to the teams overseeing each zone. Preparations to implement the plan will be completed over the next five days, the statement said.The trust, led by chief executive officer, Air Marshal (retired) Jitendra Mishra, and secretary Jagdish Aafle, finalised the Deepotsav action plan at a meeting on Saturday, which was attended by key volunteers handling various arrangements. At least 30,000 diyas will be lit across the temple premises, the Green House and the Yagyashala area. More than 30,000 diyas will be lit in the zone covering Kuber Tila, Saptamandap, Sheshavatar Temple, Hutatma Memorial and Panchvati.Another 14,000 diyas will be lit in the zone covering the Return Darshan Route, Pilgrim Facilitation Center, PFC Plaza and Nal Tila. More than 13,000 diyas will illuminate the Pilgrim Service Center, Angad Tila, Sita Rasoi and Ramanandacharya Gate zone. The zone covering Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Path, the Darshan Route, Singh Dwar and Charan Paduka will have 13,000 diyas.Trust media manager Subhash Chandra Singh said all preparations for Deepotsav would be completed within the stipulated time. He said the event was not merely a symbol of religious faith but would also strengthen the government's efforts to establish Ayodhya on the world stage.The statement said that, under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's leadership, Deepotsav was becoming a way to take Ayodhya's cultural and spiritual identity to new heights.Overall, one lakh diyas will be lit across five zones of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra complex with the help of around 1,000 volunteers and security personnel.- Ends