The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Saturday shared a list of 14 names, saying that another name will be announced later.
Domraja Anil Chaudhary is among the 14 people selected as the main ‘yajmans (ritual patron))’ for the Ram temple Pran Pratishtha ceremony rituals. To subscribe please click tau.id/2iy6f and access our live channel.
Domraja is a perennial symbol of commitment from the times of Raja Harishchandra and keeper of the sacred flame displayed in pyres on Manikarnika ghat of Varanasi.
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A total of 15 couples from different castes and sections from across the country will perform the duty of “yajmans” (hosts) during the “pran pratishtha” of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on Monday.
As yajman, these couples will perform rituals during the Ram temple consecration ceremony in the presence of other dignitaries, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, trust president Nrtiya Gopal Das, UP Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Mahadev Gaikwad, who lends a face to over 60 million members of the Ghumantu community across 315 nomadic and 198 denotified tribes of India, is another yajman selected for the rituals.
The states of Rajasthan, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Haryana have got representation in the list, besides Uttar Pradesh.
Doms have been responsible for lighting pyres for generations at Manikarnika and Harishachandra Ghats in Varanasi. They also claim themselves to be the “inheritor of the legacy of mythological king Kaaloo Dom”
RSS leader Anil Mishra, member of the organisation’s Awadh wing, and wife Usha are the “pradhan yajman” (main hosts) who will perform the rituals leading up to the consecration event.
