Ayodhya is decked up ahead of the stone-laying ceremony of the Ram Temple on August 5. Preparations are on in full swing as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ayodhya for the foundation ceremony. Keeping in mind the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust has urged devotees to not to reach Ayodhya to attend the Bhoomi Pujan ceremony and has asked to watch the live broadcast on television. Security has been tightened up and proper sanitization of the place is being done amid the coronavirus outbreak. Let’s take a look at the preparations for the Bhoomi Pujan ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. (Image: Twitter @ANINewsUP)
Ramarchan Puja begins at Ram Janambhoomi site, ahead foundation laying ceremony of Ram Temple on August 5. (Image: Twitter @ANINewsUP)
The city of Ayodhya illuminated ahead of the foundation stone laying ceremony. (Image: Twitter @ANINewsUP)
The Ram Janambhoomi site is decorated with sketches of Lord Rama and Sita. Sketches adorn the helipad walls. (Image: Twitter @ANINewsUP)
A bridge over Saryu river illuminated ahead of Bhoomi Pujan ceremony of Ram Temple. (Image: Twitter @ANINewsUP)
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other officials visit Ram ki Paudi to inspect the arrangments. (Image: Twitter @ANINewsUP)
Security heightened in Ayodhya ahead of foundation laying ceremony of Ram Temple. (Image: Twitter @ANINewsUP)
The sanitization drive is being carried out in Ayodhya. Around 10-15 vehicles have been deployed for this service. Apart from markets, the drive is being carried out in residential colonies also. (Image: Twitter @ANINewsUP)
Preparations, including cleanliness drive, underway in Ayodhya. (Image: Twitter @ANINewsUP)
5,100 earthen pots have been prepared by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's cultural unit Sanskar Bharti for the foundation laying ceremony of Ram Temple on August 5. The earthen pots with diyas on top will be placed along the way from Saket Mahavidyalay to Ram Janambhoomi site. (Image: Twitter @ANINewsUP)
Ranjit Mandal, a sculptor from Assam is making statues depicting Lord Ram's journey from childhood till coronation. These statues will be placed at courtyard of Ram Temple. (Image: Twitter @ANINewsUP)
Pandit Kalki Ram, President of Ramdal Seva Trust, collected clothes that were being prepared for Ram Lalla, ahead of foundation stone laying ceremony of Ram Mandir. (Image: Twitter @ANINewsUP)
Earthen lamps being made, ahead of the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Ram Temple on August 5. (Image: Twitter @ANINewsUP)
Preparation of laddoos underway at Mani Ram Das Chhawni, ahead of foundation stone laying ceremony of Ram Temple. (Image: Twitter @ANINewsUP)