Indo-Nepal relations will be strengthened with Nepal’s cooperation for Ram Mandir

No matter how much China or any other country tries, India-Nepal’s centuries-old relationship of bread-daughter and devotion-faith will never diminish. China’s efforts to spoil relations continue, amidst this, Nepal has sent large rocks of Shaligram coming out of the holy Kali Gandaki river to make the child form of Ramlala and idol of Sitamata in the Ram temple to be built in Ayodhya. The residents of Nepal’s Janaki temple have also sent a bow for the idol of Lord Rama to be installed in this Ram temple. The ancient religious and cultural relations between India and Nepal will be further strengthened and strengthened by this cooperation being given by the Nepalese for the Ram temple. The handcuffs of any other power cannot weaken these relationships of faith.

A grand temple of Lord Rama is being built in Ayodhya. The construction work of this temple is going on. There was a big campaign to collect money for the temple within the country. The countrymen donated for the temple by filling the fingers of both the hands. So much money and gold and silver was collected from the country itself that there was no need for external cooperation. Slowly the temple has started taking its shape. Hindus from all over the world are feeling proud to see the grand temple being built. Everyone’s beliefs are attached to it. They want to cooperate in this.

Such a big effort took place in Nepal. About seven months ago, Nepal’s former Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bimalendra Nidhi proposed before the Ram Mandir Construction Trust that if such a grand temple of Lord Shri Ram is being constructed in Ayodhya Dham, then there should be some contribution from Janakpur and Nepal. needed. Bimalendra Nidhi Janaki i.e. the city of Sita is also the MP of Janakpurdham. In Mithila, there is a tradition of giving something or the other in the marriage of daughters. Rather, even after marriage, if some auspicious work is being done in the daughter’s house or some festival is being celebrated, then even today some message is given in some form or the other from the maternal home. Under this tradition, Bimlendra Nidhi has expressed its desire to the Trust and the Government of Uttar Pradesh as well as the Government of India that there should be some part of Janakpur and Nepal in the Ram temple to be built in Ayodhya. Soon after getting the green signal from the Government of India and the Ram Mandir Trust, the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh and Vishva Hindu Parishad, in coordination with Nepal, decided that since the temple in Ayodhya is being constructed for two thousand years, it would not take long. That kind of stone should be used in the idol that can last for so long. For this, the Government of Nepal has given its consent in the cabinet meeting to send the stones of Shaligram coming out from the banks of holy river Kali Gandaki to Ayodhya. After consent, to find such a stone, the Government of Nepal formed a team of experts knowing and understanding water culture, including geological and archeological, and sent it to the Gandaki river area. The two stones selected by this team to send to Ayodhya are six and a half million years old. Its age is still said to be up to one lakh years.

The Kali Gandaki river from which these stones have been taken is the holy river of Nepal. It originates from the Damodar Kund and joins the Ganges River in India. This is the only river in the world in which Shaligram stones are found. The age of these Shaligrams is crores of years. Not only this, Shaligram stones are worshiped in the form of Lord Vishnu. For this reason these stones are also called Devshila. Before lifting these stones from here, Kshama Puja was performed according to the rules and regulations. Then the stones were loaded onto the truck with the help of a crane. The weight of one stone is said to be 27 tonnes while the weight of the other stone is said to be 14 tonnes. Wherever these rocks are passing, devotees and devotees are visiting and worshiping them all along the way. Looking at the rocks, it seems that they are not rocks but idols of Lord Rama and Mother Sita. These rocks are well decorated.

Culture Minister of Gandaki Pradesh Panchram Tamu said that Chief Minister Khagraj Adhikari on behalf of Gandaki Pradesh Government in Pokhara has duly transferred it to the Mahant of Janaki Temple of Janakpurdham. Before handing over, the Chief Minister and other ministers of the state performed Jalabhishek of this Shaligram stone. Culture Minister of Gandaki Pradesh, Pancharam Tamu said that India and Nepal are also connected with each other due to Hinduism. They are also related to the relation of God. We are sending these stones thinking that the intimate relationship we have with India, the intimate relationship we have with Lord Ram should never be broken.

In the main sanctum sanctorum of the Ram temple under construction in Ayodhya, the idols of Lord Rama as a child and of Mother Sita will be made from the rocks found in the holy river Kali Gandaki of Nepal. It will take nine months to make the idol from these rocks. On the other hand, according to Kameshwar Chaupal, a member of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, the small particles left over from the making of the idols from the rocks coming from Nepal are also used according to the requirement. will be used. Every particle of these rocks is precious, these particles can also be planted in Ram’s court. According to Sanatan tradition, Shaligram is worshiped in the form of Vishnu. That’s why the Trust will try that not even a particle of these Shaligram rocks should go waste.

Sita Mata’s wedding venue is in Jankipur, Nepal. It is believed that it was here that Ram broke his bow and married Sita. This temple does not connect Nepal with the Ram temple itself. Nepal-India has a relation of roti-beti for centuries. Marriages continue to take place among themselves. The method of worship is also the same. Religious beliefs are very similar. The culture, beliefs, worship method and belief here connects both the countries. I have been to Nepal three times in the last ten years. I was concerned about the growing influence of China in Nepal. I spoke at length with several businessmen from India in Kathmandu. Traders have lived in Kathmandu for a long time. He said that it would take a long time for China to eliminate India’s influence from Nepal. India has relations of roti-beti with Nepal, both the countrymen understand each other’s colloquial speech. Food is available in plenty. The method of worship is also the same. Lakhs of pilgrims visit Nepal every year. They offer prayers at Pashupati Nath and other temples. So lakhs of Nepalese go to India and do other religious pilgrimages including Ram temple. Like Indians, pilgrimages like Varanasi, Haridwar, Ujjain etc. are big centers of their faith. The people of Nepal do not know the language and food of China. It will take decades to understand it at the village level. Indians fearlessly do business in Nepal, while Nepalis consider it an honor to join the Indian Army. The army is also convinced of the bravery of the Nepalese, especially the Gurkhas. The relationship between bread and daughter continues unabated in India and Nepal. A large number of Indians live in Nepal and Nepalese live in India. These relationships are of faith and trust. It is not only easy but very difficult to build this relationship between China and Nepal.

Politicians keep doing anything to bake their political bread. Common Nepalese do not care about it. Rather, the victims of political manipulations, Nepali leaders spend their absconding time in India only. In the midst of such good and strong relations, this gift of the Nepalese to the Ram temple will only strengthen the religious and devotional relations between India and Nepal. Faith and trust will increase further between Jankipur, the marriage place of Mata Sita, and the Ram temple of India.

-Ashok Madhup

(The author is a senior journalist)