An estimated Rs 50,000 crore worth of business will be generated in January with the inauguration of Ayodhya’s Ram Temple on January 22. According to the Confederation of All India Traders ( CAIT), all hotels in Ayodhya, Varanasi and Prayagraj have been booked ahead of the consecration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and business communities and traders have expected business worth of Rs 50,000 crore across the country on January 22. Additionally, the Uttar Pradesh government has received over 100 applications for permission to build five-star hotels in Ayodhya, which did not have a proper hotel even a few years back.
“ There is huge demands, large quantities of special cloth garlands, lockets, key chains, pictures of Ram Darbar, models of Ram temple, Lord Ram Dhwaja, Lord Ram Angvastra etc., imprinted with the picture of Lord Ram are available in all the markets of the country. Many types of accessories including decorative pendants and bangles are available in the market. Traders in all the states have made extensive preparations to meet the demand of this additional trade,” said CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal adding urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare January 22 as “Ram Rajya Diwas”. Ahead of the consecration of Ram Mandir, large posters bearing images of the upcoming Ram temple and the new airport and a message that hails Ayodhya as a city of “Maryada, Dharm and Sanskriti” have been put up in the temple town and its surrounding areas.
According to Khandelwal, there is a high demand especially for models of Shri Ram Mandir and these models are being made in different sizes from hardboard, pinewood, wood etc. The important thing is that a large number of women are getting employment in making these models, while local artisans, artists and hand workers are also getting huge business in all the states. A large number of kurtas, T-shirts and other clothes are being prepared on which models of Shri Ram Temple are printed. Either it is being embroidered by hand or it is being printed and the special thing is that Khadi is being used in making kurtas,” he said.
In addition, earthen lamps, rangoli colours, flowers for decoration and electrical items for lighting the markets and homes are all set to get big business. Also the service sector is likely to get big business while the promotional material across the country including hoardings, posters, banners, leaflets, other literature, stickers etc. have also been fully geared up for substantial business.
Additionally, people associated with music business across the country are also not untouched by this campaign. A large number of songs are being composed across the country regarding Shri Ram Temple and the special thing is that small and unknown lyricists, composers and singers are getting work, while orchestra parties working in all the cities are also making programs related to Shri Ram Temple.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the new airport and the redeveloped railway station on December 30. He is also slated to hold a roadshow from the airport to the station. The Ram temple will be inaugurated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath while over 6,000 people are expected to attend the the consecration ceremony of the Ram Lalla idol.
The city’s railway station to be inaugurated by PM Modi on December 30 has been renamed to ‘Ayodhya Dham Junction’, Ayodhya’s MP Lallu Singh said on Wednesday in a post on X. In addition, the Maryada Purushottam Shriram International Airport in Ayodhya will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister on December 30.
