The Rajasthan government has ordered the closure of all slaughterhouses, meat, and fish shops across the state on January 22. The decision is in connection with the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ayodhya Ram Mandir, as stated in the order issued by Director and Joint Secretary Suresh Kumar Ola. The closure applies to all such establishments within the borders of Rajasthan.
The Director of the Local Self-Government Department, Suresh Kumar Ola, has directed municipal authorities in Rajasthan to close all slaughterhouses, meat, and fish shops on January 22 for the consecration of the Ram Temple. This follows the government’s earlier decision to declare January 22 as a dry day, with liquor shops closed across the state.
The Indian government has declared a half-day closure for Central Government Offices, Central Institutions, and Central Industrial Establishments nationwide on January 22. The closure will commence at 2:30 PM, allowing employees to participate in the Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha at the newly constructed Ayodhya temple. The Ministry of Personnel and Training issued an official memorandum on January 19th, informing all Ministries and Departments about this half-day closure.
“The Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha at Ayodhya will be celebrated on 22nd January 2024 across India. To enable employees to participate in the celebrations, it has been decided that all Central Government Offices, Central Institutions and Central Industrial Establishments throughout India will be closed for half a day till 1430 hours on 22nd January 2024,” stated the central government order signed by Parveen Jargar, Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India.
Notably, Govind Dev Giri, a member of the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust, shared details about the ceremony, mentioning that the ‘Netronmelan’ (unveiling of Ram Lalla’s statue) would involve applying honey to a gold bar. He explained, “The basic method of ‘netronmelan’ is that by applying honey to a gold bar, the eyes become anointed, which looks like ‘kajal’ to the people.”
Acharya Giri added, “Ram Lalla has been enshrined in his grand temple. Today, the holy fire will be established for worship. However, the resolution for the Pran Pratishta was taken on Thursday itself. The resolution has been taken with the Vedic thoughts by sitting with the block Vedic scholars. Today, the fire will appear.”