The Maa Kaushalya temple at Chandrakhuri on Raipur’s outskirts was illuminated with 31,000 diyas (earthen lamps) by youths of the Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club on the eve of Diwali on Sunday.
Diwali marks the return of Lord Rama from exile and to Ayodhya. That is why the lamps were lit in Chandrakhuri, an official communiqué said.
The only temple to Lord Rama’s mother is situated in Chandrakhuri. The Bhupesh Baghel government recently renovated the temple premises.
Last year, the club lit 36,000 lamps in the temple during Diwali.