Uttarakhand in festvie mood to celebrate Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla
Cultural festivals will be celebrated in for nine consecutive days

Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government has issued instructions to all the district magistrates saying that cultural festivals will be celebrated in Uttarakhand for nine consecutive days, from the Uttarayan festival on January 14 to the Shri Ram Murti Pran Pratishtha programme in Ayodhya on January 22. The Uttarakhand government released an order on Monday. “By forming committees at the district/development block level, Kalash Yatra and tableaux should be organised at religious places with the participation of the public, in which the participation of Mahila Mangal Dal, Yuvak Mangal Dal and self-help groups should be ensured. Special cleanliness campaign should be conducted in all the monasteries, temples and bathing ghats situated on the river banks of the state. All urban bodies, district panchayats, development blocks, and gram panchayats including social organizations, self-help groups, Mahila Mangal Dals, Yuvak Mangal Dals and public participation should be ensured by schools/colleges.” read the order. “Deepotsav and Aarti should be organized with public participation at major temples, temples and ghats of the state and Ramcharitmanas recitation, bhajan-kirtan programs should be organized at temples, temples and religious places,” the order said.