Janakpur Gears Up for Spectacular Bibah Panchami with Half a Million Guests

The sacred city of Janakpur is preparing for the elaborate Bibah Panchami, expecting half a million attendees, including dignitaries like Ram Janmabhoomi Trust Chief Champat Rai. Celebrated every five years, this year's event features a significant Tilakotsav ceremony, igniting excitement and grand preparations across the city.

The picturesque town of Janakpur is bustling with preparations as it anticipates hosting half a million guests for the grand Bibah Panchami festival. Among them is Champat Rai, Chief of the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust, joined by a substantial group of dignitaries, raising the scale of this elaborate religious event.

This year's Shree Sita Ram Bibah Panchami will include a unique Tilakotsav ceremony for the first time, where 251 representatives from Janakpur will travel to Ayodhya with 501 distinguished offerings. The ceremony promises to enrich the spiritual significance of the event for attendees from both India and Nepal.

Reflecting deep cultural ties, the celebrations emphasize historic connections between Janakpur and Ayodhya. Local authorities have called on residents to light lamps for five days, symbolically uniting the two cities and lending an aura of festivity to the sacred occasion.

(With inputs from agencies.)