The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has conducted a "akshat puja," in which 1,000 kg of rice is offered to the deity as one of the first rituals connected to the consecration (pran-pratistha) ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
The rice will be combined with desi ghee and turmeric and then placed in brass pots. Two hundred volunteers from the RSS and VHP will receive the pots and distribute the rice around the nation prior to the consecration event on January 22, 2024.
Before it is given to the people living in more than 500,000 villages nationwide, an additional 100 quintals of rice will be added to it.
The purpose of the puja is to inform the public about the consecration event by holding "akshat" ceremonies in villages and cities using the same "akshat" rice as the Ram Temple. Other than this, more than 20 million leaflets have been printed in regional languages of different states. These leaflets will be sent to every home along with ‘akshat’ rice.