Ram temple event fervour across the globe: Yatras, rallies, and bhajans from New York to Sydney

From Washington DC to Paris to Sydney, events have been planned in various parts of the world to mark the Ram temple consecration ceremony on January 22. These programmes are either being organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) or are being undertaken by Hindu diaspora groups.

VHP joint general secretary Swami Vigyananand, who handles the organisation’s international affairs, said the VHP had “direct contacts” in over 60 countries and that it has planned programmes with the Hindu community organisations there.

Vigyananand added that the programmes were either car rallies, rath yatras or a prabhat pheris (marches undertaken while singing bhajans). The consecration ceremony will also be live- streamed at temples in different countries.

In Paris, a Ram Rath Yatra will be carried out from the Place de la Capelle, an arena in the northern part of the city, to the iconic Eiffel Tower. As part of this, there would also be “chanting of the Shree Ram Dhun, devotional songs, cultural programmes and prasad distribution” at the Eiffel tower.

That rath yatra will start after a puja and a vishwakalyan yagna and pass through notable Parisian landmarks such as the Le Republique, Musee de Louver and Arc de Triomphe.

Elaborating the details of the yatra, programme organiser Avinash Mishra posted on X, “We Indians living in France will be joining the historic and momentous occasion of Shri Ram Mandir inauguration in Ayodhya by organising a Ram Rath Yatra across Paris and a large scale celebration at the Eiffel Tower.”

The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust replied to his post, saying: “It is a blessing for every rambhakt across boundaries to witness the pran pratishtha of Bhagwan Shri Ramlalla Sarkar at his janmshthan in Ayodhya. This