A 64-year-old man from Hyderabad embarked on a 7,200-kilometre padayatra to Ayodhya, carrying gold-plated Khadaun ‘charan paduka’ (footwear) with him ahead of the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony of the Ram Temple on January 22.
Speaking to ANI, Challa Srinivas Sastry on Tuesday said that he is retracing the Ayodhya-Rameswaram route, mirroring Lord Rama’s ‘Vanavas’ (exile) journey and will reach Ayodhya on January 15.
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#WATCH | Telangana: A 64-year-old man, Challa Srinivas Sastry from Hyderabad embarked on a 7,200-kilometre padayatra to Ayodhya carrying Khadaun 'charan paduka' with him ahead of the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of the Ram Temple. (09.01) pic.twitter.com/J8hQg6hBcS
— ANI (@ANI) January 10, 2024
“I have made this ‘charan paduka’ using 8 kg silver and got it coated with gold…I am walking on the route that Lord Ram took from Ayodhya to Rameshwar. My target is to reach Ayodhya on January 15th,” he said.
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