Noted Katha Vachak Morari Bapu will start a nine-day Ram Katha at Gangotri from today. The event will begin at 4 PM on Saturday.
According to the organisers, Sant Kripa Sanatan Sansthan, this is the first time that such a large gathering will be held at Gangotri for Ram Katha. The Ram Katha will be held from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm on Sunday and the rest of the day.
The event will also be telecast live in 180 countries on television. More than ten thousand devotees are expected to receive prasad every day. The devotees attending the event will also be provided food by the event organisers with more than 200 people engaged in arranging meals for visitors. Meanwhile, the locals engaged in various business activities are reportedly appreciating the effects of the event. Taxi drivers, porters, guest house managers and owners of eateries among others are benefitting from the arrival of multitudes for the Ram Katha. Earlier, on Friday the sponsor of the event, Miraj Group chairman Madan Paliwal, Prakash Purohit and Mantra Paliwal among others welcomed Morari Bapu in Uttarkashi.