Wed Jan 22 02:00:00 UTC 2025: ## Ram Temple Anniversary: Devotees Urged to Perform Special Puja and Seek Blessings
**Ayodhya, [Date]:** On the first anniversary of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, devotees are encouraged to perform special pujas and rituals to seek the blessings of Lord Ram. A detailed guide for the auspicious day includes reciting the Ram Raksha Stotra in the northeast corner of the home with a lit lamp, cleaning the home’s prayer space with Ganga water, and performing an abhishekam (ritual bath) of Lord Ram’s idol with Panchamrita. Devotees are also advised to adorn the idols of Lord Ram and Sita with new clothes and jewelry, offer Tulsi leaves and yellow fruits as offerings.
Further recommendations include sprinkling turmeric water at the main entrance to invite positive energy, decorating the home and the main door with flowers (especially marigolds) and mango leaves, and offering meals to the needy to earn blessings. Special emphasis is placed on the worship of Tulsi, considered sacred to Lord Vishnu, an incarnation of whom is Lord Ram. Devotees are urged to offer water to the Tulsi plant in the morning and light a ghee lamp in the evening. These rituals, it is believed, will bring prosperity, remove financial difficulties, and help in career advancement.
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