Gita Press Faces Shortage Of Ramcharitmanas For First Time In 50 Years Amid Rising Demand Ahead Of Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha Ceremony

Gorakhpur-based Gita Press is reportedly facing shortage of Ramcharitmanas copies as the demand for it has increased manifold ahead of the Ram Temple 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony in Ayodhya.

According to the reports, the rising demand has led to the shortage of the Ramcharitmanas copies at Gita Press for the first time in 50 years.

A trustee of the press has reportedly said that due to the spike in demand for Ramcharitmanas, they have exhausted their entire stock but are trying to publish more to keep up with the demand.

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Lalmani Tiwari, the manager of Gorakhpur-based Gita Press, on Friday said that due to Gita Press having limited space and infrastructure, it is getting difficult for them to match the supply against the demand, Economic Times reported.

This comes as Gita Press is also sending religious books to Ayodhya as a gift for guests on the occasion of Ram Mandir's inauguration scheduled for 22 January in Ayodhya.

The over 100-year-old press has named the vehicle carrying the books to Ayodhya as 'Pushpak Viman' and shared its image on X on Friday (12 January).

The Gita press posted on X, "Pushpak Viman... From Gita Press, Gorakhpur to Shri Ayodhya Dham... On the auspicious occasion of Shri Ram Lalla's pran-pratishtha, religious books are being sent for guests as gifts."

Earlier, it was reported that Gita Press's books will be included in the offerings as Prasad during the consecration ceremony and it is also printing 10,000 copies of 'Ayodhya Darshan'.

The Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony is slated to be held in Ayodhya on 22 January.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many other politicians and celebrities will be present on the occasion.

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