Sri Lanka temple uses sacred water from Sarayu River for consecration
21-May-2024Thousands of devotees participated in the consecration ceremony of a Hindu temple in Sri Lanka conducted with sacred water from the Sarayu River flown in from Ayodhya.
Thousands of devotees participated in the consecration ceremony of a Hindu temple in Sri Lanka conducted with sacred water from the Sarayu River flown in from Ayodhya.
The ceremony at the Seetha Amman temple in the island nation's Seetha Eliya village took place on Sunday.
"Thousands of Indian, Sri Lankan and Nepalese devotees participated at the Kumbhabhishekam of Seetha Amman temple in #SriLanka," the Indian High Commission here said in a post on X.
It was attended by the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and other dignitaries.
The consecration ceremony of the temple dedicated to Sita took place with holy water from the Sarayu water, which was flown in from Ayodhya.
The temple received sacred offerings from Ayodhya, considered the birthplace of Lord Rama, and Nepal, which is believed to be the birthplace of Goddess Sita.
