Parikrama or circumambulation paths, integral to a tirtha yatra, are walked barefoot. Mushy mud paths will help make the stroll comfortably whereas good lighting will permit pilgrims to stroll early within the morning or at night time. Services like ingesting water, refreshments and locations the place the pilgrims can relaxation should be offered. Consuming water and meals must be out there freed from price. There can be many donors who can be comfortable to make this occur.
Pageant Calendar
Each historical pilgrimage place has an annual pageant calendar. There are every day rituals, month-to-month parvas, annual festivals and generally 12-yearly festivals just like the Kumbh Mela. Some festivals comply with occasions like photo voltaic eclipse or adhik masa, the additional lunar month to regulate photo voltaic and lunar calendars. We all know of some massive festivals like Dev Deepawali in Varanasi, Kartika Deepam in Tiruvannamalai or Holi in Mathura, however there are lesser-known festivals that happen around the 12 months. In Kashi and Braj, I heard the phrase “Saat vaar, nau tyohaar”, which means seven days and 9 festivals. Now, think about the enjoyment of a pilgrim who can take part in all these if solely the knowledge is well out there. This must be the simplest factor to do on this period of data know-how.
Lastly, I would really like our non secular areas to be simply out there to everybody, not simply to these with cash and energy. A precedence should be to make sure that the aged and folks with particular wants have easy accessibility. We have to see sacred areas bringing the much-needed stability within the society, a lot larger function than simply producing income, which appears to be dominating the headlines recently. It’s a place to earn punya for each the authorities and the guests. Greater than the authorities, it’s upon us, the pilgrims, to go away our ego exterior the tirtha and grow to be only a devotee searching for the grace of god.
I hope Ayodhya leads India and the world in offering an immersive, equitable, purposeful and unforgettable non secular expertise to guests that helps them develop inwards and succeed materially.
First revealed in The New Indian Categorical on Feb 04, 2024.
