Aaditya to visit Ayodhya on June 15
Maharashtra’s ruling party Shiv Sena has planned a grand show of its leader Aaditya Thackeray’s visit to Ayodhya on June 15. Apart from offering prayers at the temple of Ram Lalla, Aaditya will also perform the Sharayu Aarti during his forthcoming trip.
Aaditya, who is Maharashtra’s environment, tourism and protocol minister and also the son of Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, would be in Ayodhya on a day-long visit, during which he would do “darshans” and seek the blessings of Lord Ram.
As a part of its final preparations for Aaditya’s visit, Maharashtra PWD minister Eknath Shinde and Shiv Sena chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut reached Ayodhya on Monday. The delegation visited the under-construction Ram temple, which Raut tweeted about, along with pictures. Raut and the rest of the delegation visited temples to seek the blessings of Lord Ram.
Mr Raut said that Aaditya will reach the holy city on June 15 from Lucknow in a “purely religious visit” with no political agenda, offer prayers at the temple of Ram Lalla, perform the Saryu aarti and also interact with the local media.
“Preparations are underway for the visit of Aaditya Thackeray on June 15,” Mr Raut wrote in another tweet. According to Raut, a lot of people from Maharashtra were working at the temple site. “The efforts and sacrifices of thousands of karsevaks and Shiv-sainiks are yielding fruits,” he said.
“Shiv Sena has a long association with Ayodhya, since the struggle for the temple started and even later. We have immense faith in Lord Ram and our leaders or workers regularly come here... Praying at the Ram Lalla temple fills us with a divine energy,” said Mr Raut.
In the past, the 31-yearold Aaditya had visited Ayodhya on November 24, 2018, and again on March 7, 2020 when he had accompanied his father.