Grand Celebration of Lights on the Eve of Deepavali on the banks of Sarayu River at Ayodhya


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Ayodhya and Deepavali have a legendary connection. It is believed that Lord Rama, wife Sita, Brother Lakshmana and Lord Hanuman returned to Ayodhya from Sri Lanka after Rama defeating Ravana and the occasion is being celebrated as Deepavali .
Rama’s return to Ayodhya after exile of 14 years and Rama’s triumph of good over evil are being celebrated by Hindus across the world and more so by the people of Ayodhya by lighting Diyas to welcome Lord Ram, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman. Yogi Adityanath Government in UP celebrated Deepavali 

Festival at Ayodhya in a grand manner on the day of Deepavali – 18th October 2017 and one of the major attractions were lighting of 1.71 lakh diyas along the banks of Saryu river thereby creating the Guinness World Record for largest display of oil lamps breaking the earlier record of controversial jailed Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of 1.5 lakh diyas at an event on September 2016. 
Besides lighting a record number of diyas in Ayodhya on the Deepavali day, the Uttar Pradesh government had also organised a series of programmes to mark Diwali.
A heritage walk from Kanchan Bhavan to Nageshwardham, reminiscing the return of Rama to Ayodhya, was also organized.   A Ramlila was also staged by international artists from Indonesia and Thailand as part of the Diwali celebrations in Ayodhya.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Governor Ram Naik were present to inaugurate various programmes and they performed the grand aarti of Saryu river followed by a laser show on the river’s banks.

The practice of holding Ramlila in Ayodhya was started by the then Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in May 2004 but was stopped during Akhilesh Yadav’s regime after the cultural department refused to grant aid for the function.
Ayodhya was plunged in festivities and people in large numbers participated in lighting Diyas on the bank of Sarayu river.
Chanting of Jai Sri Ram had rent the air and it was special Deepavali Festival for the people of Ayodhya which will be remembered by them with reverence for many days.
A photo album  above will reflect the grandeur of the Deepavali Festival celebrated at Ayodhya – the birth place of Lord Rama whose rule is praised as Ram Rajya. Even Mahatma Gandhi wanted a Ram Rajya for India and we hope that the days are not far off to reach that levels of prosperity and peace.





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