n Ram temple fever has gripped not just the outside world but also the prisoners of Uttar Pradesh where the inmates are eagerly awaiting the ‘Praan Pratishthaa’ ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22 as it will be shown to them live inside their barracks.
The inmates are busy preparing various items which are being sent for the ceremony. ‘Katha’ (recitals) and ‘bhajans’ have also been organised for the jail inmates on the occasion, jail officials said.
Asked about the arrangements to telecast the ceremony inside the jails, Uttar Pradesh Prison Minister Dharmveer Prajapati told PTI, “We are making arrangements inside the prisons to show the ceremony live to the inmates.”
“Not everyone inside the jail is a hardcore criminal. The prisoners are very much keen to watch the ceremony live,” he added.
Additional Director General (ADG), Prison, SN Sabat, said, “We already have the required infrastructure such as LED TVs in the barracks. It will also be a spiritual experience for them which might help them shun crime when they are out of the jail.” He said the jail inmates are preparing several items which will be sent as offerings for the Ram temple consecration.
Carpets with Ram temple designs and hanging carpets from the Bhadohi jail have already been sent to Ayodhya on Thursday.