84 Kos Parikrama Marg: The 84 Kos Parikrama Marg about Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya is getting declared a national highway, as was announced by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in a Twitter post last week. He stated that a draft notification had been issued to the impact, and the Centre’s choice was welcomed by CM Yogi Adityanath. The Chief Minister stated that the move was a step towards the restoration of Ayodhya’s ancient glory, adding that the new national highway would also enhance religious tourism, according to a report in IE.
Ayodhya has 3 parikramas – 5 kos, which is about 15 km, 14 kos, which is 42 km, and 84 kos which is about 275 km – and all of them are in relation to Lord Ram, which is why they have religious significance. While the 5 kos parikrama circumambulates the inner circle in Ayodhya inside which the heart of Lord Ram’s kingdom was situated, the 14 kos parikrama is for the most important Ayodhya city as it was back then. The 84 kos parikrama, having said that, touches all of the crucial areas that are linked to the kingdom of Lord Ram.
On the banks of river Manorama, about 20 km from the city of Ayodhya, it is stated that King Dasharath, father of Lord Ram, performed a yajna, to be blessed with vaccines. Accordingly, the 84 kos parikrama commences as properly as culminates from this spot exactly where the yajna was held, and this spot is named Makhaura now, positioned in Basti, with the parikrama lasting for a period of about 22 days. The parikrama is performed on foot and across the route, there are 25 stops as properly as more areas to rest. This parikrama is carried out by a mere one hundred to 150 devotees a year, as against thousands of these who can comprehensive the other two shorter parikramas.
However, the parikrama at the moment consists of 15 largely single-lane roads, and they go via 5 various districts, which is why upgrading the route to a national highway would be complicated, the report added.