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VHP extends invitations to Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi for Jan 22 event

This comes amid the temple trust has requested the two Bharatiya Janata Party stalwarts, not to attend the consecration event on grounds of age and health

Delhi BJP to launch invitation drive ahead of Ram Temple consecration

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Sunday said party members would go door-to-door across the city and invite people to visit the Ram temple in Ayodhya after its ceremonial opening. The newly built temple in Ayodhya would be opened for devotees after the consecration of the idol of Ram Lalla on January 22, which Sachdeva said, would be celebrated as 'Ram Utsav' by the party. Addressing an organisational meeting of Delhi BJP, Sachdeva said, "We will go door to door giving invitations from January 1 to January 15 and will also talk to the temple committees to decorate all the temples where party leaders and workers will listen to the prime minister's speech at Ayodhya." Large LED screens will be set up to attend the live broadcast of the inaugural ceremony at Ayodhya and Delhi's markets will also be decorated on the occasion for which traders bodies are being consulted, he said. Arrangements will also be made in every ward of the national capital so that devotees can visit ...

Construction of proposed mosque in Ayodhya likely to begin in May

Construction of a proposed mosque in Ayodhya mandated by the Supreme Court in its Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case verdict is expected to begin in May, people associated with the project have said. The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust, which is tasked with building the mosque in Ayodhya's Dhannipur, also intends to appoint in-charges in different states starting in February to raise funds. Settling a fractious issue that goes back more than a century, the Supreme Court in a historic verdict on November 9, 2019, backed the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya and ruled that an alternative plot be found for a mosque in the Hindu holy town. The construction of the mosque is yet to begin even as the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple is expected to take place on January 22, 2024. Chief trustee of the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation Zufar Farooqui said, "The final design of the mosque is likely to be ready by mid-February and it will then go for ...

Security tightened in Ayodhya ahead of 'Pran Pratishtha' of Ram Mandir

The IG Ayodhya Zone exuded confidence that despite the challenges, the 'Pran Pratishtha' will be organised in a great manner

The temple and the mosque: Dream of a Ram-Rahim utopia in Ayodhya

In Dhannipur lies the site for the mosque designated by the Supreme Court after the verdict in the Ayodhya dispute case

Ancient town Ayodhya now means business, reveals its modern avatar

Houses, shops and eateries on both sides have been shorn of their façades, leaving gaping holes through which the world can get a view of the lives inside

MP to welcome devotees travelling to Ayodhya for Ram temple consecration

The Madhya Pradesh government will welcome devotees travelling to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh for the consecration of the Ram temple, newly-appointed Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said. The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple is expected to take place on January 22, 2024. Yadav, the BJP legislature party leader and MLA from Ujjain South, was sworn in as the new chief minister of Madhya Pradesh at a grand ceremony in Bhopal on Wednesday. Talking to reporters on Wednesday after holding his first cabinet meeting, Yadav said several devotees from Madhya Pradesh will be visiting Ayodhya on the occasion of the Ram temple consecration, and they will be welcomed on their way by applying 'tilak' on their forehead. Yadav recalled the difficult times faced by karsevaks during the Ram temple agitation and said now the time has come to provide them all necessary facilities at the time of the fulfilment of their dream of seeing a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya. A senior official told PTI that al

'Prana Pratishta' at Ram Mandir to be held on January 22: Nripendra Misra

The sanctum-sanctorum of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is almost complete, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust informed on Saturday

Ayodhya airport to be ready by month-end, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

The grand inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is set for January 22 next year

Ayodhya Ram Temple: Idol depicting Lord Ram's child form near completion

From January 14 to January 22, Ayodhya will mark the Amrit Mahautsav. A 1008 Hundi Mahayagya will also be organised in which thousands will be given food

Ayodhya airport phase-I construction to be completed by Dec 15: UP CM

The construction work of the first phase of the Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport being built in Ayodhya will be completed by December 15, said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday. Adityanath said this after inspecting the construction work at the international airport being built here. Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation General (Retd) V.K. Singh were also present with him, the Uttar Pradesh government said in a statement. The chief minister and the two union ministers also saw the presentation related to the airport's construction and held a review meeting with the officials. Adityanath said the holy Ayodhya of Lord Shri Ram, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, is becoming the new Ayodhya of new India. The union ministers have come here to inspect what kind of connectivity Ayodhya should have with the country and the world, he added. The chief minister said that .

UP tables supplementary demand of over Rs 28,700 cr for Ayodhya projects

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday tabled supplementary demands of Rs 28,760.67 crore, including over Rs 175 crore for various development projects for Ayodhya, for 2023-24 in the state assembly. The budget was presented in the legislative assembly by Finance Minister Suresh Khanna on the second day of the ongoing winter session. The finance minister said that of the supplementary budget, the expenditure on the revenue account is Rs 19,046 crore and the capital account expenditure is Rs 9,714 crore. The government has allocated Rs 50 crore for Ayodhya Conservation and Development Fund while Rs 100 crore has been allocated for "Ramotsav" 2023-24 and Rs 25 crore for the development and expansion of the International Ramayan and Vaidik Research Institute in Ayodhya. In the supplementary budget, the power sector received one of the biggest chunk with the allocation of over Rs 10,000 crore. The allocation for the power sector also includes Rs 900 cr for free electricity to ...

We also built Ram temples but didn't seek votes in his name: CM Baghel

Chhattisgarh CM said, "The Ram Temple is being built on the direction of the Supreme Court. But the BJP is playing politics over it

Ayodhya sets new Guinness world record, light up over 22 lakh diyas

The UP government set a new world record by lighting up more than 22 lakh diyas in Ayodhya. This year, the Diwali festival was special in Ayodhya as the Ram Mandir work is in full swing

88 ambassadors from 54 countries came to witness Deepotsav in Ayodhya: Yogi

The Chief Minister also said those who were not present on the occasion mentioned that they had missed the chance to come to the holy city on the festive day

Over 2.2 mn 'diyas' light up Ayodhya as Deepotsav sets world record

More than 22 lakh 'diyas' illuminated the banks of the Saryu river in Ayodhya during the seventh edition of the Deepotsav, setting a new world record of lighting a large number of lamps simultaneously at one place. The 22,23 lakh 'diyas' (earthen lanterns), 6.47 lakh more than last year, were lit by 25,000 volunteers at the 51 ghats of Ram Ki Paidi along the river. Ayodhya echoed with 'Jai Shri Ram' after the representatives of the Guinness Book of World Records who counted the lamps using drones and gave the status of world record to the city, the release said. Upon receiving a certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath extended warm greetings to the entire Ayodhya and its residents. In 2017, when the BJP came to power in Uttar Pradesh, 1.71 lakh lamps were lit in Ayodhya and since then Deepotsav has become a major event in the state. In 2018, 3.01 lakh lamps were lit, 4.04 lakh in 2019, 6.06 lakh in 2020, 9.41 lakh in 2021 and 15.76 lakh

Ayodhya decked up ahead of Diwali celebrations, set to break world record

On Saturday morning, Uttar Pradesh Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh will flag off a tableau procession from Saket Degree College depicting the craftsmanship of artisans throughout the state

Temple museum, drone policy among 14 proposals approved in UP cabinet meet

The cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also decided to hold the Winter session of the state assembly from November 28.

In a first, UP CM Yogi Adityanath to chair cabinet meet in Ayodhya today

The UP cabinet meeting is scheduled to commence at 11 am at Ramkatha Museum on Thursday, followed by a series of religious visits by the cabinet members.

UP cabinet meet to be held in Ayodhya on Nov 9 as Ram temple opening nears

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet will hold its meeting on Thursday in Ayodhya as the city gears up for the opening of the Ram temple in January. The date -- November 9 -- holds significance as the Supreme Court on this date in 2019 passed its verdict in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case, paving the way for the construction of Ram Temple. In 1989, the Vishva Hindu Parishad conducted a shilanyas' (foundation stone laying) for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on November 9. All cabinet ministers have been asked to be in Ayodhya for the cabinet meeting at 11.30 am on Thursday, Ayodhya District Magistrate Nitish Kumar said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the event. The construction of the ground floor of the three-storey Ram Temple will be completed by December-end and the consecration ceremony is expected to take place on January 22, 2024, temple Construction Committee Chairperson Nripendra Mishra had told PTI. Ministers who are on election duty in other states will also en