More than 500 women took part in the Jal Kalash Yatra on Wednesday, which went from the Saryu River to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, ahead of the highly anticipated Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Lord Shri Ram Lalla. On the second day of the six-day event, a number of events, including the Jal Kalash Yatra, were scheduled in advance of the Ram Temple ceremony.
According to an official release from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), “Ahead of the consecration of Lord Shri Ram lalla, women took out ‘Jal Kalash Yatra’. More than 500 women participated in it. Wednesday was the second day of the consecration ritual. The whole society joined the function at the invitation of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.”
“The women of Ayodhya metropolis started the yatra in the morning from the banks of Saryu in Shri Ram Nagari. With the flag of Shri Ram flying on their heads, women carrying Maa Saryu water-filled urns danced and cheered to the tune of Lord Ram,” it said.
As per the release, the yatra was organized under the coordination of Mayor Girish Pati Tripathi and led by his wife Ramalakshmi Tripathi.
“More than 500 women including Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak’s wife Namrata Pathak, and District Panchayat President Roli Singh participated in the yatra,” said the release.