Ayodhya: The idol of Maharishi Valmiki at Sapt Mandap within the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir complex was consecrated and worshipped on the auspicious occasion of Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti.
According to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, the rituals included Abhishek, Pujan and Aarti, performed in accordance with Vedic traditions and scriptural rites.
Trustee Dr Nirmala Yadav, Trust officials and workers, several saints, and distinguished members of the Valmiki community attended the ceremony.
Shri Mithilesh Nandini Sharan Ji Maharaj was the chief speaker at the event.
The ceremony honoured Maharishi Valmiki, revered as the author of the Ramayana, as devotees gathered to mark his birth anniversary at the temple complex.
