Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate the historic Brihaspati Kund at Teedi Bazaar intersection in Ayodhya today. The Kund is dedicated to the devotees of South India. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will also be present at the inauguration ceremony. Union Finance Minister will arrive in Ayodhya today afternoon and perform Darshan and Pujan at the Shri Ram temple tomorrow morning before leaving for Delhi. 

 

 

The ancient Brihaspati Kund, which has undergone complete renovation, is one of the 108 sacred ponds in Ayodhya mentioned in the Vedas, Puranas and the Upanishads. The rupees 4.49 crore project has been completed in one and a half months. Grand statues of three giants of South Indian devotional music, Tyagaraja Swamigal, Purandara Dasa and Arunachala Kavi have been installed here at Brihaspati Kund. The event will give a new direction to the cultural diversity and spiritual heritage of Ayodhya, which, along with Varanasi, is the most sought-after religious destination for pilgrims from South India.