KATHMANDU: Nepal will send special souvenirs consisting of a variety of jewellery, utensils, clothes and sweets for the inauguration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya next month, according to a media report on Sunday. My Republica newspaper reported that Janakpurdham-Ayodhyadham Yatra will be conducted to distribute souvenirs.
Ramroshan Das Vaishnav, joint mahant of Janaki temple, said the yatra, which began on January 18, will conclude in Ayodhya on January 20 and the mementos will be handed over to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Ram Mandir Trust on the same day. The installation ceremony will take place on January 22.
From Janakpurdham, the Yatra will reach Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh via Jaleshwar Nath, Malangwa, Simraungarh, Gadhimai, Birganj, Bettiah, Kushinagar, Siddharthnagar, Gorakhpur.
Earlier, Shaligram stones collected from the banks of Kaligandaki river in Nepal were sent to Ayodhya to make the idol of Lord Ram, which will be installed in the temple on the inauguration day, the newspaper said.
