Mauritius to Celebrate Ram Mandir Inauguration in Next 10 Days, Live Telecast in Offices, Grand Events Planned

Mauritius is all set to celebrate the next ten days of the historic Ram Temple consecration ceremony which is set to take place on January 22 in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya.

The island nation with a population of 1.26 million is set to conduct multiple programs including processions, lighting diyas, decoration on important buildings, Maha Prasad Vitaran, a grand event on January 21 and live telecast of the same at government offices. More than 68% of the Mauritian population are of Indian origin, most commonly known as Indo-Mauritians.

Mauritius Santan Dharma Temples Federation’s request of granting a break of two hours to all government staff of Hindu belief at the time of the ‘Pran Prathishtha’ of Ram Lalla was accepted by Prime Minister Pravin Kumar Jagunath and passed by the country’s Cabinet. The move was also welcomed by the citizens of Mauritius.

Mauritius Sanatan Dharma Temples Federation, the largest Hindu body in the country has set a road map for the next ten days and a circular has also been sent to all 347 Temples in the country sharing the ideas to celebrate the ‘Inauguration of Ram Temple in Mauritius’.

Speaking to CNN-News18, Ghoorbin Bhojraj, the president of Mauritius Sanatan Dharma Temples Federation, said, “Everybody is in a Diwali mood in Mauritius. From Makar Sankranti celebrations will begin with Ramayana Chanting in every street of Mauritius and on January 21, one day before the ‘Pran-Pratishtha’ ceremony, a programme has been organised wherein the Prime Minister of Mauritius will participate as a chief guest.”

For the first time in the history of Mauritius all Socio-Cultural organisations like Hindu Speaking, Marathi Speaking, Hare Rama Hare Krishna Groups etc have come under one umbrella to celebrate this historic occasion.

Bhojraj also noted that LCD screens will be installed at various junctions in Mauritius so that people can watch the live broadcast from Ayodhya. A special ‘juloos’ or procession will also be taken out in the capital city of Port Louis followed by a ‘maha aarti’ and distribution of ‘maha prasad’ on January 22.

Anjiv Ramdhanya, a senior minister for Public Service, Administrative & Institutional reforms told CNN-News18 that “all offices will have the live broadcast of the ceremony on January 22 & diyas will be lit all over Mauritius.”

The minister also expressed his intention to visit Ram Temple and mentioned that people in Mauritius have grown up watching Ramayana irrespective of their faith.