AYODHYA, Nov 19: Chief Minister Satish Kumar Singh on Monday handed invitation letters to Indian guests to visit Janakpurdham of Nepal on the occasion of Janaki Bibaha Mahotsav.
The Janaki Bibaha Mahotsav is going to be held in Janakpurdham on December 6.
A 251-member delegation, including Chief Minister Singh, had Sunday set out for the Shree Ram Temple at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh of India, from Birgunj of Nepal to hand over invitations to the Indian guests.
In a function organized today in Ayodhya by the World Hindu Council, Dhanusha Chapter of Nepal, Chief Minister Singh handed over the invitation letter to Champat Rai, General Secretary of Ram Mandir Trust. On this occasion, Chief Minister Singh mentioned that the age-old economic, social, and religious ties between Nepal and India were contributing to build the bilateral ties further stronger.
Ram Janaki Bibaha Panchami concludes
He said that the role played by the citizens of Nepal and India to celebrate the wedding anniversary with joy is very important and appreciable to further boosting the people-to-people ties.
The Janaki Bibaha Mahotsav is the customary enactment of the marriage ceremony between Sita (Janaki) with the Hindu god Ram. According to the scriptures, Janaki was the daughter of the sage King Janaka of the ancient Kingdom of Videha.
As per time-honored traditions, the delegation will also hand over the 'tilak', the symbolic gift comprising of clothes, ornaments, curd, butter, flattened rice, fruits and sweets and other delicacies to the lord Shree Ram as well as for his three brothers and the queens.
The delegation comprising the Chief Minister also includes the provincial government's Minister for Home Affairs, Communication and Law Raj Kumar Lekhi, the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Mohammad Shakil Miya, Minister for Labor and Transport, Kaushal Kumar Yadav, and Minister for Forests and Environment, Tribhuvan Sah, among others.
Also included in the delegation are the mayor of Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolitan City, Manoj Kumar Sah, president of Janakpurdham Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Surendra Bhandari, and the successor priest of the Janaki Temple Ram Roshan Das Vaishnav and representatives of civil society.
The "bride groom's party" will arrive in Janakpurdham from Ayodhya for the Janaki Bibaha Mahotsav on December 6, the Council president Sah said.
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