Cooking Oil for Sita Rasoi in Ayodhya | 11 Jan 2024

Why in News?

Recently, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma sent 2,100 cooking oil drums and a ‘Ram Durbar’ procession, to ‘Sita Rasoi’ (Sita’s kitchen) in Ayodhya.

• The oil will be used for cooking the food to be served to the devotees attending the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple on January 22 and afterwards.

Key Points

• The programme was organised jointly by Dharma Yatra Mahasangh-Rajasthan and Shri Shyam Bhajan Sandhya Parivar Seva Samiti.
• The Jaipur Greater Municipal Corporation declared a holiday on January 22 to enable its staff to celebrate Ram temple’s consecration at their home.
  • The meat shops in the city would remain closed, five lakh oil lamps would be lit, and prizes given for the best decoration in the markets in the city on the day of the consecration.