New Delhi: Forward of the Ram temple’s consecration ceremony on January 22, a senior IPS officer pledged on Tuesday to serve the pilgrims visiting Ayodhya. He mentioned that he’ll spend a “appreciable” time within the holy city after his retirement from service.
Raja Babu Singh, a 1994-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, is at the moment serving because the inspector basic (coaching) with the Border Safety Power (BSF) at its headquarters, reported information company PTI.
“I’ve determined to spend a substantial time in Ayodhya put up my retirement from service and can serve the visiting pilgrims, pray and meditate and have day by day darshan of Lord Ram,” Singh mentioned.
As per the PTI report, The officer is slated to retire in July 2027.
Singh additional said that the development of the temple was his long-desired want and he had provided a brick for its development after the demolition of the Babri mosque in 1992.
“I used to be a pupil on the Allahabad College and was making ready for the civil companies after I, together with a good friend, provided the brick as we undertook a spiritual journey to Ayodhya,” he added.
Beforehand, the officer held the place of BSF IG in Kashmir, overseeing the power’s operations alongside the Line of Management below the Military’s operational command. He has additionally served within the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and occupied varied positions inside his cadre state, the PTI report added.
Rituals Start At Ram Temple
The run-up to the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony in Ayodhya started at the moment with a collection of rituals, led by a member of the temple belief and his spouse.
These rituals will attain their finale with the consecration, or ‘pran pratishtha, of the idol of Ram Lalla on the new temple in Ayodhya.
“The ‘anushthan‘ has began and can proceed until January 22, the day of the consecration ceremony. Eleven clergymen are performing the rituals invoking all goddesses and gods,” Ram temple chief priest Satyendra Das mentioned, reported PTI.
Over the subsequent week, rituals like ‘teerth poojan‘, ‘jal yatra‘ and ‘gandhadhivas‘ will happen. On Monday, the ‘prayaschita’ and ‘karmakuti poojan‘ occurred.
The Ram temple ‘pran pratishtha‘ will start at 12.20 pm on January 22 and is anticipated to finish by 1 pm, temple belief basic secretary Champat Rai advised reporters on Monday, the PTI report added.