7,000 bamboo pieces sent to Ayodhya from Assam for Ram Temple consecration

The 7,000 bamboo pieces would be used in the inaugural ceremony of the Ram Temple consecration. Donated by the All Assam Divangya Versatile Development Association, the bamboo pieces were collected from the Lampi forest, stacked at Gohalkona Kacharipam and then loaded onto a container truck that left for Ayodhya on Thursday evening.

Boko (Assam):Amid the ongoing preparations for the upcoming consecration ceremony of Ram Temple on January 22, a total of 7,000 pieces of bamboo have been sent to Ayodhya from Assam's Boko town. A container truck loaded with the bamboo pieces left Lambi area in Boko last evening.

The 10-wheeler container will travel a distance of about 1250 km from Gohalkona Kacharipam of Boko to the newly constructed Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Earlier, the 7,000 bamboos pieces were collected from the Lampi forest along the Assam-Meghalaya border and stacked at the Gohalkona Kacharipam.

The All Assam Divangya Versatile Development Association along with a section of the people in Lampi donated these bamboo pieces for being used during the consecration ceremony.

Arjun Chettri, a member of the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council, said he was proud to have the opportunity to send the bamboo pieces from Lampi to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. He said he got the scope to do this great work because of the blessings of Lord Ram.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend the consecration ceremony of Ram Temple on January 22 along with several eminent personalities across the country. The Uttar Pradesh administration and police have made elaborate arrangements to ensure security on all the routes leading to the Ram Temple. Patrolling on the routes have also been enhanced, an official said.

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