00:00So this year the target is over 30 lakh diyas and young girls who are from nearby schools and colleges
00:08are all busy in lighting up these diyas.
00:11They will be all lit up across Ayodhya in the next few minutes and then the Depotsav will be celebrated.
00:21You can see thousands of volunteers all out here doing their part in what will be a spectacle unfolding.
00:31In few minutes from now even as Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, speaks about the richness of
00:39this heritage,
00:40a culture that he began 10 years ago in Ayodhya in 2017 when he was first voted to power.
00:51Just look at the sheer number of people involved in this exercise.
00:56Thousands of people present here and lakhs of those who have gathered to witness what is certainly a spectacular,
01:05you know, almost like an event unfolding here in Ayodhya.
01:10Let me speak to these girls.
01:11What brings you here every year?
01:13So you come every year?
01:14Every year.
01:15We come here every year.
01:16We come from the school side every time.
01:18We come in the last time together.
01:20We have a full contribution here.
01:22We come 110 percent of this year.
01:26What are the contributions here?
01:28We come here, we put air on the air, milk, oil, and it seems to be 3 hours any time
01:35and everyone puts it on the air.
01:37We all all together put it up.
02:08Canossa Convent Girls Center College.
02:09Okay. And all of you come here, spend how many hours here?
02:13Ma'am, five to six hours.
02:15Oh, it's five to six hours and it's a Saturday.
02:18Yes, ma'am.
02:19Yes, ma'am.
02:20What makes this special?
02:22Why is it special?
02:23Ma'am, since we've been here for 10 years,
02:27so, ma'am, we keep growing up every year.
02:31In this year, there is a target of 30,000,000.
02:33So, ma'am, this is a great thing in you.
02:35It's a great thing, it's a great thing.
02:36If you've done it, you'll be happy.
02:38Yes, ma'am.
02:39There is a new festival.
02:40Yes, ma'am.
02:41Before Diwali, the Depotsa.
02:43Yes, ma'am.
02:44Tell us about it.
02:45I mean, what does, what brings all of you here?
02:48In school uniform also.
02:50Yes, ma'am.
02:50There is just a spirituality, a feeling of spirituality
02:53that draws us to these ghats and all,
02:55to light up these diyas.
02:56When we are lighting up diyas here,
02:58we feel more connected to the divine
03:00because we are nearby, the temple is nearby.
03:01It makes us feel more connected
03:03while the program is running on the other ghats.
03:05So, it's just a much near connection for us,
03:08to be rather at our houses.
03:10So, it draws us here every year,
03:11to light these diyas.
03:13And you are busy.
03:13How many days will this light up?
03:15How many days will it be?
03:16Ma'am, I think it's about 10 minutes.
03:1810 minutes will it be?
03:19Yes, ma'am.
03:20Just look at it.
03:21Just, I'll ask Neeraj to pan and show.
03:23What all we are seeing here,
03:25all of them busy lighting up these diyas
03:28as we welcome more guests who are joining us on the show.
03:32Shantanu Gupta, author,
03:35someone who has written books on yogi Aditya Nat and his politics.
03:40And also professor Badri Narayan, political analyst.
03:43But let me get you more voices of these girls
03:45who are here as volunteers.
03:48Tell me, what does it feel to be here right now?
03:50Ma'am, I feel very good here.
03:52Because we are here every year.
03:55And we are here on the show.
03:56Ma'am, I feel very happy that we are here in Ayodhya.
04:01And we are here every year.
04:02And we are here every year.
04:03We are here every year.
04:05And we can enjoy it every time.
04:07What did you change in Ayodhya?
04:09There was a lot of development.
04:12There was a lot of changes in the road.
04:14And there was a lot of changes.
04:16You have seen the differences?
04:18Yeah, ma'am, our colonies have been very good.
04:20Ma'am, the problem here is very good.
04:22Everything has been developed.
04:24Ma'am, we have a lot of changes.
04:25There are a lot of changes in the world.
04:27We are here all around with Ram Mandir.
04:28We are here all around with Ram Mandir.
04:31How many times do you do these?
04:32Many times do you.
04:33Neither of you come.
04:34I will bring people to the house for action.
04:37We are bringing people to the house.
04:38Everyone brought the weapons for action.
04:39And now, we are here in Ayodhya.
04:41Now, we have the same feeling here,
04:42a different feeling, like a different vibe.
04:44Ma'am, I have the same feeling here with everything.
04:46I am here with my friends, everyone, and the friends of our school.
04:50And we all have a positive vibe here.
04:52Every year, we are giving a positive vibe here.
04:54We feel very good. Thank you.
04:56We have all been here at 10 o'clock.
04:58We are working here continuously, working here,
04:59we have to grow, then we have to grow,
05:02then we have to grow, now we are going to grow,
05:04we are working here continuously.
05:05We are working here very well.
05:07It is a really good feeling here.
05:09It is a positive vibe that we are feeling.
05:11Yes ma'am. A positive vibe.
05:12A lot of positivity that you can feel here.
05:14Okay, so we heard from,
05:15You want to speak? Yes, please. Tell me about it.
05:21A little bit. How did you smell it? How did you smell it?
05:25Ma'am, we used to smell it in this area.
05:28Ma'am, it's a lot of time, because it's a lot of...
05:31It's a lot of...
05:32Yes, ma'am.
05:33And there's more oil.
05:34Yes, ma'am.
05:36Ma'am, we used to add oil as we used to add oil.
05:38So, the oil is soaked.
05:43We used to add oil.
05:44We used to add oil.
05:46Yes, ma'am.
05:46Yes, ma'am.
05:46Yes, ma'am.
