The Ayodhya Ram Mandir is now complete. Out of Rs 3,000 crore donations, Rs 1,500 crore spent; Rs 1,800 crore to be used for upcoming works and celebrations on November 25.
A state government release said Gujarat Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary, chief whip in the Assembly Balkrishna Shukla and the ruling BJP's whip Vijay Patel will also be part of the team.
Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Lalla idol took place in grandeur in Ayodhya on January 22. PM Narendra Modi led the ceremony and addressed the crowd after the event. UP CM Yogi Adityanath and RSS chief also spoke at the event
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a thousand years from today, people will talk about this date, this moment even as said the occasion is not only about victory, but also about humility.
From buying temple gold coins to making donations, there are various ways to participate financially in the historic event.
Preparations for Ram Lalla's consecration ritual are underway in Ayodhya. On January 22, devotees will get the opportunity to see the magnificent Ram temple and several grand events are planned for the occasion. Here are some rules to worship Lord Ram at home for those unable to visit Ayodhya for Pran Pratishtha.
The convergence of tradition and modernity on the canvas of the 13-kilometre Ram Path and Dharam Path paints a vibrant picture of Ayodhya’s evolution as a city that honours its past while embracing a dynamic future.
"This is Ayodhya nagari, it is a city of religion, deities of Hindu and Muslim communities are present here. There is brotherhood and unity among the Hindus and Muslims of Ayodhya and there is no unease. Whether it is a temple, a mosque or a gurdwara, there is no discrimination. There is a feeling of harmony for those coming to Ayodhya," he told PTI soon after receiving the invitation.
Ram Mandir Opening: To enhance accessibility to the upcoming Ram temple, the prime minister will inaugurate four newly-redeveloped, widened and beautified roads in Ayodhya - Rampath, Bhaktipath, Dharampath, and Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Path.
Ram Mandir bhoomi poojan Invitees: Around 50 seers and saints are a part of the invitee list as well, such as Mahant Kamal Nayan Das, Ram Vilas Vedanti, and Raju Das. Acharya Narendra Giri and Jagatguru Swami Vasudevanand Saraswati from Prayagraj will also be attending the August 5 event.
The members of the Ram mandir trust have placed orders for four lakh packets of Bikaneri laddoos and each packet will contain four laddoos.
Mohammad Faiz Khan claims to be a devotee of Lord Ram and hails from the purported birthplace of Kaushalya, Lord Ram’s mother
The time capsule will help anyone to get facts in the future who wishes to study the history of the temple, said a Trust member.
A member of the Ram Mandir Trust had earlier said that former deputy prime minister L K Advani and other frontline leaders of the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation, including Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and Vinay Katiyar, will also be invited to the bhumi pujan for the construction of the Ayodhya temple.
Despite Ayodhya CMO Ghyanshyam Singh saying that they didn’t have “the infrastructure to screen and hand out masks to 5 lakh people”, the district administration has decided to go ahead with the event.
In remarks that could trigger another controversy over the Ram Mandir issue, a BJP MLA in Telangana has threatened to “behead” those opposing the temple construction in Ayodhya town of Uttar Pradesh.