Early Times Report
MATHURA, Dec 28: Mathura Vrindavan is getting ready to welcome a sea of devotees for the new year season. Elaborate arrangements are made for lakhs of devotees expected to visit temples during the new year. Entry of Heavy vehicles will be restricted, and E-Rikshaw will be allowed to run only on their approved routes, SSP Shlok Kumar said. Maximum crowd is expected on New Year's Eve and the weekend following it, therefore, only a limited number of small vehicles will be allowed then, he added. Parking arrangement for 7000 vehicles are made, hospitals are upgraded, and clock rooms are made to facilitate darshans. Extra police force are deployed with Magistrates and police officers on duty to take care of the extra crowd visiting on these days, Shlok Kumar added. Sri Bankey Bihari, the temple will be decorated with balloons and colourful cloths. Thakur ji is worshipped in his childhood stage at the temple; hence, special care is taken in temple rituals to ensure that "Lala" is not troubled. Khichadi Prashad will be offered to Thakur Ji, Gyanendra Kishore Goswami, Sewayat Sri Bankey Bihari temple said. Supreme Court lawyer and Sewayat Sumit Goswami appealed to people to avoid visiting the temple during the New Year's time. He is pained with the fact that a large number of devotees are not serious devotees but rather came to make content for social media. Because of which, locals find it difficult to visit the temples. Echoing his concern, Dinesh Chandra Goswami, Sewayat Sri Radha Raman Temple Vrindavan, also feels that the crowd unfortunately consist of a large number of influencers who visits only to make reels for social media. "The temple will be decorated for the New Year and will offer Khichadi Prasad to the deity", he added. Pawan Kaushik Sewayat Danghati temple Goverdhan expects even more number of devotees than previous years, to perform Parikrama (circumambulation) of thakur ji Maharaj during New Years time and to perform Panchamrit Abhishek in the morning. He is worried about the fact that many devotees are now performing parikrama with shoes on and playing loud music on speakers.
Dr Rakesh Gautam Sewayat Ancient Sri Garun Govind temple Vrindavan, believe that the New Year will be even more auspicious as it falls on Thursday, which is the day of deity. "Khichadi Prashad will be distributed to devotees, he added.
Sri Kishna Janamsthan Mathura is also preparing to welcome a large number of devotees this year. Khichadi, Gajak and rewadi are distributed to devotees as Prashad, Kapil Sharma, Secretary, Sri Krishna Janamsthan Seva Sansthan said.
The ancient Kali temple Mathura is holding a Sehstrachandi Panchkundatmak yagna to bring peace and prosperity to everyone in the coming year, Raman Tandon, Media In-charge of Sri Kali ji temple, said. |
