With less than a fortnight remaining for the historic consecration ceremony to be performed at the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that he has begun a special 11-day 'anusthaan' (fasting ritual) to prepare himself for the event. In an audio message released before going to Nashik to perform prayers in Panchavati, on the banks of river Godavari, Modi said, "God has made me an instrument to represent the people of India...I am overwhelmed with emotions..This emotional journey of my inner self cannot be expressed, it can only be experienced...Even though I want to, I am unable to express in words the depth, expanse and intensity of my feelings...This historic moment is a blessing of Almighty, a culmination of over 500 years of enduring patience, and countless instances of sacrifice and penance...The fervour of Ram Bhakti has swept the country in the runup to the Pran Prathistha ceremony...We have to awaken divine consciousness in our self for yagna and worship. Fast and strict rules have been prescribed in the scriptures, which have to be followed before consecration. From today, I have begun my 11-day special 'anusthaan'(rites) for this purpose." At the Kalaram temple in Nashik, Modi played cymbals and chanted shlokas in praise of Lord Ram. Panchvati, where Kalaram temple is located, is the place where Lord Ram, Sita and Lakshman stayed most of the time during their 14-year-long exile. from IndiaTV India: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/qeQfiT7
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