AYODHYA Ram Mandir: VHP launches 20-day Parikrama Yatra from Aug 25 to Sept 13

August 9, 2013, 11:39 pm

New Delhi, August 09, 2013 – Leading figures of the Sant Fraternity from all the States of Bharat came together in a meeting of the Central Margdarshak Mandal held at Haridwar on June 11-12, 2013. The meeting ran for two days and the issue of Sri Ram Janma Bhumi Temple construction determined the agenda of both the days of cogitations and its four sessions saw three action items that were prescribed by the Sant Community.

The first action item would see the participation of the Sant Fraternity itself whereby, for the cause of national awakening, they would be undertaking a 20-day Yatra programme between 25th August and 13th September, 2013, covering the scriptural/traditional spirituo-cultural boundary of Ayodhya which is also known as the 84-Kos Parikrama.

It is their view that the circumambulation of a Teerthsthan (Ford of Liberation) in the country can be undertaken at any time of the year as any time is a good time for such a purpose – this they asserted as a rebuff to those uninformed ones who hold that ‘A Parikrama has a specific Tithi”. This tradition of all time Parikrama has been in vogue in the Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western and Central parts of Bharat for thousands of years – in spite of the fact that during the Muslim Raj it was hindered at times – but again during the British Raj it gained currency all year round – in many forms, e.g.., the famous Giri Govardhan Parikrama in Braj Mandal, Kamadgiri Parikrama in Chitrakoot, Thiruvannamalai Parikrama of the sacred Arunachala Hill in Tamil Nadu, &c. As per a tight itinerary, Sants from all the States of Bharat would register their live participation for a day each in the Parikrama Yatra. There would also be many a Sant who would cover the entire Yatra. As per the tradition, Bhajans-Kirtans, Pravachans, Sangat-Pangat, holy dips and Darshans of holy sites, temples, water bodies, forests, etc., would be the highlight of the Parikrama Yatra. During this 20-day Yatra forty camping sites for lunch, dinner and overnight stay have been fixed. The date-wise Yatra itinerary is attached hereby.

This Yatra would also underline the point that 485 years ago in 1528 CE the Temple of Nativity of our National Protagonist Sri Ram at His birthplace in Ayodhya was demolished by an antagonist invader to undermine our national culture and he parked an offensive structure at our temple site as a statement of his victory. Ever since, in their efforts to liberate the site from foreign occupation, 300,000 lion-hearts of our country sacrificed their lives in 76 field battles that continued for 400+ years. The battle for the site in the Courts of Law also continued for 60+ years. Finally, the Allahabad High Court (Special Bench, Lucknow) gave the verdict that: “1. The disputed site is the birth place of Lord Rama. Place of birth is a juristic person and is a deity. It is personified as the spirit of divine worshipped as birth place of Lord Rama as a child. Spirit of divine ever remains present everywhere at all times for anyone to invoke at any shape or form in accordance with his own aspirations and it can be shapeless and formless also. 2. The disputed building was constructed by Babar, it was built against the tenets of Islam. Thus, it cannot have the character of a mosque. 3. The disputed structure was constructed on the site of old structure after demolition of the same. The Archaeological Survey of India has proved that the structure was a massive Hindu religious structure…”. The Hindu society has got this victory after 485 years of field and court battles. It would, therefore, never accept any new mosque or Muslim monument or Islamic Cultural Centre within the scriptural/traditional boundaries of Ayodhya as Ayodhya is to Hindus as Mecca is to Muslims and sure enough any such new structure would remind the antagonistic character of the Babri structure to our national protagonist and become a perpetual point of Hindu-Muslim spat.

This Yatra is being undertaken for the cause of Peace and Dharma Jagaran and the Sant Fraternity would lead it from the beginning to the end. The world knows that the Sants are by nature Peace-loving. We would therefore request the Uttar Pradesh Government and the Administration not to either allow any obstruction to this Yatra or obstruct it themselves.

Reminding the Central Government of its commitment given through an affidavit to the Hon’ble Supreme Court on 14th September, 1994 that read: “… If the question referred (Presidential Reference to the Apex Court –Ed.) is answered in the affirmative, namely, that a Hindu temple/structure did exist prior to the construction of the demolished structure, government action will be in support of the wishes of the Hindu community…” the Sants want that the Government should honour its word by introducing a legislation to the effect in the Monsoon Session of Parliament starting from 05th August, 2013. If the Government does not do it, then the Hindu society would take a Maha-Sankalp to express its resolve on the banks of the holy Sarayu at Ayodhya on 18th October, 2013.

In between these two programmes, the Venerable Sants from all the Southern States would undertake Panch-Kosi Parikrama along with the Ram Devotees from the South for the cause of construction of a grand temple at Sri Rama Janma Bhumi.

YATRA ROUTES

DATE		ITINERARY
25 August 2013 Ven. Sants of Kanpur, Jaipur Prant		10 A.M.: Sarayu Poojan at Ayodhya; Introductory and Keynote Address; Media Conference Padyatra starts from Naya Ghaat; Walks across the Sarayu Bridge Mount vehicles for Katra Kuti (Gonda); Prasad lunch at Chinmay Maharajji’s Ashram (6 km); 03 P.M. departure by vehicles for Makhawda (Basti). 04 P.M.: Havan-Yagna at Makhawda; 05 P.M.: Meeting; Night Halt (15 km)
26 Aug Ven. Sants of Madhya Bharat Prant		09 A.M.: Dep. Makhawda; Rajwapur 7 kms – Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M. Chhawni 9 kms – Meeting 5 P.M., Ramrekha 3 km Dinner (to be served by local Sants); Overnight stay; Makhawda to Ramrekha (Basti) 19 kms.
27 Aug Ven. Sants of Kashi Prant		09 A.M.: Dep. From Ramrekha; Yatra via Sriram-Janki Marg Vishesharganj Bazar to Devkali Hanuman Mandir 6 km – Meeting, Lunch; Dep 3 P.M. Hanuman Baug, (Basti) 7 km – Meeting, Prasad Back to Ayodhya for overnight stay (Ramrekha to Ayodhya 30 kms)
28 Aug  Ven. Sants of Jharkhand Prant		09 A.M.: Dep. From Ayodhya Yatra via Harkara Purwa and Police Booth # 5 to Darshan Nagar – Welcome Sarairasi 5 km –  Welcome – Return after Darshan of Dasrath Samadhi Pura Bazar 4 km – Noon Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M. Pura Bazar to Bakarganj (4 km) to Maya Bazar 4 km to Dilasiganj 5 km (Welcome) to Sringi Rishi 3 km (Sorwaghaat) Night – Meeting, Prasad, Sri Krishna Janmashtami Utsav (Ayodhya to Sringi Rishi 30 kms)
29 Aug  Ven. Sants of Awadh Prant		09 A.M.: Dep. From Sringi Rishi Yatra via Mahboobganj Chowraha to Vairagi Ashram Bhitowra (7 km) – Meeting, Lunch 03 P.M.: Dep., Gosainganj 7 km – Meeting, Prasad, Rest Shringi Rishi to Gosainganj (Faizabad) – 14 kms
30 Aug Ven. Sants of Mahakaushal, Chittor		09 A.M.: Dep. From Gosainganj to Tikri 9 km –Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M. Taarun 7 km – Meeting, Lunch, Rest; Gosainganj to Tarun (Faizabad) 16 kms
31 Aug Ven. Sants of Meerut Prant		09 A.M.: Dep. From Tarun to Rampur Bhagan 9 km – Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M. Sitakund Darabganj 4 km – Welcome; Bikapur 8 km – Evening Meeting, Dinner, Rest Tarun to Bikapur (Faizabad) 21 km
01 Sept Ven. Sants of Vidarbh and Indraprasth Prants		09 A.M.: Dep. From Bikapur Yatra via Bhagautiganj to Roorookhas 8 km – Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M. Dhema Vaishya 3 km – Welcome; Aastikan 4 km – Evening Meeting, Dinner, Rest Bikapur to Astikan (Faizabad) 15 km
02 Sept Ven. Sants of North Bihar		09 A.M.: Dep. From ASTIKAN TO Inayat Nagar 5 km – Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M. for Adhiyana – Welcome, Janmejay Kund (Sid-Sid) 14 km – Evening Meeting, Prasad, Rest Astikan to Janmejay Kund (Faizabad) 19 km
03 Sept  Ven. Sants of Goraksh and Konkan Prants		09 A.M.: Dep. From Janmejay Kund Yatra via Anjrouli Chowraha to Amarganj 7 km – Noon Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M. Amarganj to Govind Nagar 5 km – Welcome From Amarganj a team of Sants shall go to Amaaniganj 4 km – Meeting Another team from Amarganj shall go via Govind Nagar direct to Rudowli – Meeting The Amaniganj team after the meeting shall come to Rudowli Dinner and Overnight stay at Rudowli (Faizabad)
04 Sept Ven. Sants of Malwa and Western Maharashtra		09 A.M.: Dep. From Rudowli to Rowjagaon 4 km – Welcome Mawai Chowraha 5 km – Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M. Patranga 10 km – Evening Meeting, Prasad, Rest Rudowli to Patranga (Faizabad) 19 km
05 Sept Ven. Sants of South Gujarat and Devgiri Prants		09 A.M.: Dep. From Patranga Belkhara 9 km (via Aliyabad) – Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M. Tikait Nagar 11 km – Evening Meeting, Lunch, Rest Patranga to Tikait Nagar (Barabanki) 20 km
06 Sept   Ven. Sants of Braj and Jodhpur Prants		09 A.M.: Dep. From Tikait Nagar Badosaiai 13 km (Via Kotwadham, Parijat Tree) – Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M. Ramnagar (Barabanki) 11 km – Welcome Ramnagar to Jarwal Road 18 km – Evening Meeting, Dinner, Rest (District – Bahraich) N.B.: Two Teams will be formed at Badosarai. One Team will go to Ramnagar – hold a meeting and return to Jarwal Road. Prasad and Rest at Jarwal Road (Tikait Nagar to Jarwal Road 42 kms)
07 Sept  Ven. Sants of Punjab and Haryana		09 A.M.: Dep. From Jarwal Road to Bargadi (Gonda) 11 km Shahpur Dhawawa – Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M. (Shahpur Dhanawa is on the way between Ayodhya – Nayaghat Bridge –Nawabganj – Tarabganj – Belsar – Paraspur and Bhowriganj Paraspur 12 km (Via Bhowriganj) – Evening Meeting, Dinner, Rest Jarwal Road to Paraspur (Gonda) 23 km
08 Sept Ven. Sants of North Gujarat and Himachal		09 A.M.: Dep. From Paraspur to Rajapur 10 km – Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M. (Yatra from Ayodhya to Tarabganj – Paraspur – Rajapur) Rajapur to Paska 13 km (Sukar Kshetra  Brahma Kshetra) – Evening Meeting, Dinner, Rest Paraspur to Paska (Gonda) 23 km
09 Sept Ven. Sants of Uttarakhand Prant		09 A.M.: Dep. From Paska to Bhairon Baba 2 km – Welcome (Banua) Bakhriya 7 km – Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M.; Barahi Devi 5 km Umri 3 km – Evening Meeting, Dinner, Rest (Monday – Barahi Devi Mela) Paska to Umri (Gonda) 17 km
10 Sept Ven. Sants of Bengal and Jammu-Kashmir		09 A.M.: Dep. From Umri to Belsar 9 km – Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M. (Ayodhya to Nawabganj thru Tarabganj to Belsar 40 km) Tarabganj 8 km – Evening Meeting, Dinner, Rest [Umri to Tarabganj (Gonda) 17 km]
11 Sept Ven. Sants of South Bihar and Odisha		09 A.M.: Dep. From Tarabganj to Durjanpur 9 km – Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M. Nawabganj 9 km – Evening Meeting, Dinner, Rest Tarabganj to Nawabganj (Gonda) 18 km
12 Sept  Ven. Sants of Chhattisgarh and Saurashtra		09 A.M.: Dep. From Nawabganj to Rehli 7 km – Meeting, Lunch; Dep. 3 P.M. Sikandarpur (Basti) 7 km – Evening Meeting, Dinner, Rest Nawabganj to Sikandarpur 14 km
13 Sept		09 A.M.: Dep. From Sikandarpur to Makhowda 7 km – Meeting, Lunch Yatra winds up at Makhowda (Basti). Makhowda to Ayodhya return 24 kms.