Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit some significant temples in Tamil Nadu on January 20 and 21, ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22.
PM’s SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY 20
On January 20, PM Modi will participate in a programme at Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Tiruchirappalli around 11 am. He will also listen to various scholars reciting verses from the Kamba Ramayanam in the temple, stated his offfice.
Thereafter, Prime Minister Modi will reach Rameswaram at around 2 pm and perform ‘darshan’ and ‘pooja’ in Sri Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple.
Continuing the practice being observed during his visit to temples, in this holy site, he will attend a programme, Shri Ramayana Paryana. The main highlight of the programme will be recitation of Lord Ram’s return to Ayodhya episode in Sanskrit, Awadhi, Kashmiri, Gurumukhi, Assamese, Bengali, Maithili, and Gujarati.
“This is in line with Bharatiya cultural ethos and bonding, which is at the core of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’,” the statement said.
In Sri Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple, Prime Minister Modi will also participate in Bhajan Sandhya, where multiple devotional songs would be sung at the temple complex in the evening.
SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY 21
On January 21, Prime Minister Modi will do darshan and pooja at Kothandaramaswamy Temple, Dhanushkodi. He will also visit Arichal Munai, which is said to be the place from where the Ram Setu was built.
It is said that this is where Vibhishana first met Shri Rama and asked him for refuge. Some legends also say that this is the place where Sri Rama conducted the coronation of Vibhishana.
The Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, located in Srirangam, Trichy, is one of the most ancient temple complexes in the country and finds mention in various ancient texts including the Puranas and the Sangam era texts. It is famous for its architectural grandeur and its numerous iconic gopurams.
The main deity worshipped is Sri Ranganatha Swamy, a reclining form of Bhagwaan Vishnu.
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