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VHP's Ekatmata Yatra
The biggest event of this country - VHP's Ekatmata Yatra
The first Ekatmata Yatra was taken out in 1983 in which 8 crore
participated. In this year yatra, about 15 crore people are expected to
participate. It will be the biggest event of this country.
Nepal King Maharaja Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deo will be present at the
start of the yatra from Pashupatinath, Katmandu.
Ganagamata, Gomata and Bharatmata, Ganga-Kalash, cow and calf , soil of
Shri Ramajanmabhoomi, Shri Krishnajanmasthan and Shri Kashi Vishwanath
worships and poojas would be conducted at 350,000 villages. People would
take a pledge to prevent infiltration, proselytization, cow-slaughter,
social integration, re-building of the temples at Ayodhya, Mathura and
Kashi.
There will be 10 main yatras, 153 sub-yatras and 2500 mini-yatras would be
held at local levels. The main yatras will cover a distance of about
25,000 km, while sub and mini yatras will cover about 25,00,000 km
distance.
The yatras (except the one from Parashuram Kund to Ganga Sagar) will start
from Haridwar on October 3 and will be reached on October 19 at Ramtek
near Nagpur at the Ashram of Muni Agastya where Lord Rama had resolved to
destroy evil forces.
Ajay Shah
ajay@mercury.aichem.arizona.edu
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