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The Chief Minister's eyes welled up with tears.
"Dear Chief Minister! What is the use of thinking of that matter now ? Tomorrow, Shri Ram will arrive accompanied by Vibhishan, Sugriy and Hanuman. I hope you have made all arrangements to receive them.”
"Dear king. All the necessary arrangements have been made. They will be surely pleased with the kind of reception that we are going to extend to them.”
After having discussed some other matters of moment with Bharath, the Chief Minister took leave of him, and went away. Kaikayi also went to her palace. Queen Kausalya was personally supervising the arrangements that were being made in the palaces meant for Shri Ram and Lakshman. She, in fact, joined the attendants in decorating those palaces. Many princesses whom Ram and Lakshman had married were also coming to Ayodhya. Queen Sumitra and Queen Suprabha were personally supervising the arrangements and decorations that were being made in the palaces meant for those princesses. The princesses were going to become the Queens of Ayodhya. The Queens Kausalya, Sumitra and Suprabha were immensely happy about it. Their joy knew no bounds. They could not contain themselves as they thought of this prospect.
The midnight passed. The bell rang to indicate that the midnight had passed. Yet, no one could think of sleeping. They were not in a mood to sleep. The citizens of Ayodhya were lost in a mood of elation and jubilation.
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