A day after Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla at the Ram Janmbhoomi Temple complex, a 42-day
Mahamandal festival began on Wednesday in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi complex in Ayodhya.
The festival was started in the sanctum sanctorum of the newly constructed Ram temple in
conjunction with Ram Mandir trustee Jagadguru Vishvesh Prapann Tirtha.
Govind Devagiri, treasurer of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, said that the worship of Lord Ram will be done according to Vaishnav tradition. All types of sweets should be offered to him in Rajbhog. Havan will be performed daily for 42 days and along with the havan, various types of mantras will be recited and chanted.