Preparations have been completed at the famous Mahavir Temple in Patna for the arrival of the New Year 2024. Due to the first day of the English New Year falling on January 1st, a large number of devotees come to the temple to seek blessings and see their deity. This year, as January 2nd is the first Tuesday of the new year, a large number of devotees are expected to visit the Mahavir Temple. In anticipation of the huge influx of devotees during these two days, various arrangements have been made. It is said that the temple will prepare 20,000 kilograms of offerings for the two days.
According to the temple management, a team of skilled workers from Tirupati will start preparing the offerings from the morning of December 31st. More than 70 workers from Tirupati, along with the certification from the Government of India, will prepare the offerings. The main offering of the famous Mahavir Temple, made with pure desi ghee of cow, will be prepared for the two statues. The Secretary of Mahavir Temple Trust, Acharya Kishor Kunwar, mentioned that it is a tradition for a large number of devotees to visit the temple on the arrival of the new year. Therefore, necessary preparations have been made based on the previous experiences of the temple management.
Six priests from Ayodhya are specially coming to offer the prasad (religious offering) to the devotees. On January 1st and 2nd, a sufficient number of priests will be present in the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahavir Temple. Volunteers from the temple will also be deployed for crowd management. Additionally, a demand has been made for the deployment of 120 policemen from the district police administration. The concerned police officials, including the Superintendent of Police, have been informed about this. The District Magistrate has also been sent a letter for the maintenance of law and order.
From the early morning of January 1st, the deployment of police personnel and officials will be done in the Mahavir Temple. There will be a presence of law enforcement officers and officials for crowd management and maintaining law and order. In addition, 100 private security guards from the Mahavir Temple will also be deployed. The temple gates will open for devotees from 5 am onwards. Separate queues will be arranged for male and female devotees. At 5 am, along with the morning prayer ceremony, the gates of the two statues of Hanuman Ji and the main sanctum sanctorum with the statue of Lord Ram will be opened. Devotees will offer their prayers and receive prasad. The three spires of the Mahavir Temple are being decorated with attractive lighting to welcome the new year. Continuous monitoring will be done through CCTV cameras to ensure the convenience and safety of the devotees visiting the Mahavir Temple.
Note: The above summary has been translated from Hindi to English and has been edited for clarity and readability.
पटना के प्रसिद्ध महावीर मंदिर में पटना नगर निगम ने नए साल 2024 के आगमन के लिए पूरी तैयारी की है। मंदिर प्रबंधन के अनुसार, पहली जनवरी को अंग्रेजी नववर्ष के दिन भक्तों की बड़ी संख्या में मंदिर में आने की परंपरा है, इसलिए इस बार दो जनवरी को नये साल के पहले मंगलवार के दिन भी भक्त अधिकारिकता करेंगे। इसलिए इसके लिए कई तरह के इंतजाम किए गए हैं और मंदिर द्वारा 20 हजार किलो नैवेद्यम तैयार किया जाएगा। इसके अलावा अयोध्या से 6 पुजारी भी प्रसाद चढ़ाने के लिए आएंगे। मंदिर में सुरक्षा के लिए 120 पुलिसकर्मी तैनात किए जाएंगे। मंदिर के दरवाज़े सुबह 5 बजे खुल जाएंगे और भक्तों के लिए अलग-अलग पंक्तियां बनाई जाएंगी। सीसीटीवी कैमरों से सतत निगरानी भी की जाएगी।
