Geetha Patil
BOSTON: Ram Navami was celebrated on a grand note with religious fervor and gaiety at Shivalaya Temple of Greater Boston, MA on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
Hundreds of people participated in the Sampurna Shri Ram Charit Manas Paath samapti and the procession of Shri Ram Charita Manas book.
On Ram Navami day, the temple remained open for devotees to come in any time during the day and carry on the continuous Paath of the Shri Ram Charit Manas. In the evening, many devotees including children, youngsters, and women from various localities were dressed in traditional attire, attended the last chapter reading of Shri Ram Charit Manas, and participated actively in the devotional songs.
Temple priest, Pandit Bharani Ji performed Archana and Aarati of Ram Parivar, Shri Ram Charit Manas and all other deities of the temple while chanting powerful Vedic Mantras. Later, Pandit Ji and devotees started the Shobha Yatra of the Shri Ram Charit Manas in the temple area by shouting slogans Jai Shri Ram, and Jai, Jai Shri Ram. It seemed like the entire community was immersed in the ocean of joy.
Temple management lead, Vikas Sethi thanked all the readers of Shri Ram Charit Manas and sponsors of Rama Navami Puja and Archana. Sudarshan Sharma controlled the mob, and said that this was the first global historical occasion of Ram Navami, after the Prana Pratishta of Lord Ram in his grand temple, and his birth anniversary was celebrated in the Ram temple in the holy city of Ayodhya by applying ‘Surya Tilak’ to Lord Ram. At the end, all the devotees were served fruits and Maha Prasadam.
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