PM to attend foundation laying ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya on Aug 5

Due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, a very limited number of guests would be invited to the foundation laying ceremony

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the foundation laying ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5 after the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) approved the date for the foundation laying of the grand Ram temple. The  Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust had asked the PMO to approve either August 3 or August 5 for the ceremony. The dates were finanlised at a trust meeting held in Ayodhya on Saturday. 

According to the trust members, it has been agreed that on August 5 PM Modi will reach Ayodhya and stay for four hours to attend the foundation laying ceremony.