With 10 days left for the Maha Kumbh, the Uttar Pradesh authorities is lining the street resulting in the airport in Prayagraj with 84 purple sandstone pillars — “Aastha Ke Sthambh (pillars of religion)”.
The set up of the pillars will price the federal government Rs 17 crore with every pillar costing about Rs 20 lakh. Every pillar can have 108 names of Lord Shiva engraved on it and a kalash (pitcher) on the high. The purple sandstones for developing the pillars was introduced from Bansi Paharpur in Rajasthan, an official mentioned.
“When guests will stroll round these 84 pillars in a parikrama (clockwise circumambulation), they’ll metaphorically full a journey via the 84 lakh yonis, symbolically traversing your complete cycle of existence and connecting with the profound teachings of Sanatan Dharma philosophy,” Amrit Abhijat, principal secretary (City Improvement Division) informed The Indian Specific.
Meenaksha Payal, an govt on the development company growing the pillars, mentioned, “The 84 pillars have been divided into 4 elements — from left to proper — with every pillar defining 1 lakh yonis. All of the 108 names of Lord Shiva have additionally been divided into 4 elements. Due to this fact, parikrama of the 84 pillars will likely be symbolic of protecting your complete universe.”
The pillars will likely be put in in a sequence of 4 with every having 21 pillars.
Acharya Mithlesh Nandani Sharan has written the signage describing the pillars. It says: “Life is a large journey going via the infinite cycles of beginning and demise, the soul adjustments its kind 84 lakh instances in an try to seek out itself. This cycle is split into 4 classes of 21 lakh every. After getting a human physique, one has to journey via the 4 ashrams of Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Sanyas to realize the 4 Purusharthas – Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. On this inevitable nice journey of the soul, its actual energy is religion.”
“On one hand, these 84 4 pillars of religion categorical the 4 ashrams and 4 purusharthas. Alternatively, they guarantee that the soul will likely be taken past the 84 lakh yonis by the grace of Shiva. Indicating the 4 yugas and 4 instructions of the Sanatan idea,” he added.
Officers engaged within the development work on the web site mentioned the pillars had been “close to completion” and could be prepared by this week”.
In an announcement, the Uttar Pradesh authorities on Thursday mentioned preparations for the Maha Kumbh, which is held after 12 years, are in full swing and speedy efforts are underway to make sure the occasion’s success.
This 12 months, an estimated 40 to 45 crore devotees are anticipated to go to Prayagraj in the course of the Maha Kumbh, which is about to happen from January 13 to February 26.
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