Week-Long Celebrations in US Temples for Inauguration of Ayodhya Ram Temple

Temples across the US will have week-long celebrations to mark the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22, 2024.

“Shraddha (devotion) is built up and everyone is eagerly waiting to receive Bhagwan Shri Ram in his mandir,” Tejal Shah from the Hindu Mandirs Empowerment Council (HMEC) told PTI.

HMEC is an association of more than 1,100 Hindu Temples in the United States.

The week-long celebrations will start at all temples in the US on January 15 and culminate in the live telecast of the Ram Temple inauguration from Ayodhya on January 22.

For people in the US, it will be the 21st of January night 11 pm Eastern time. Indian Hindus in the US will join virtually on that night to celebrate Bhagwan Shree Ram’s pran pratishta, Shah said.

On January 21, plans are afoot to lighten up the temples, live watching of the inauguration at these temples, and blowing of conch shells and distribution of prasadams.

Every participating temple will receive a certificate of participation and “Prasad” from Shree Ram Janam Bhumi Teerth Kshetra Trust.

The HMEC has created an exhibit “Ramayana Around the World” to exhibit the importance of Shree Ram and Ramayana in countries around the world.