Page 25 - Ram Temple

Ayodhya all set for PM Narendra Modi's visit, heavy security in place

Ayodhya is all geared up for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on December 30, with the city being decked up with flowers, murals and thematic ornamental columns amid heavy security deployment in the temple town. Divisional Commissioner of Ayodhya, Gaurav Dayal said preparations are in full swing for the visit and despite dense fog in the city in the last two days, all arrangements are on course. Modi will visit the town on Saturday to inaugurate the redeveloped Ayodhya railway station and a new airport. He will also address a public rally near the airport. "The prime minister is expected to reach Ayodhya airport somewhere around 10:45 am. After landing at the airport, he will move straight to Ayodhya railway station where he will inaugurate the redeveloped railway station. He will then return to the airport, inaugurate the newly-built airport and subsequently address a 'jan sabha' (public rally)," Dayal told PTI. About 1.5 lakh people are expected to assemble for the rally that

PM Modi to inaugurate projects worth Rs 15K cr in Ayodhya tomorrow

Many projects will be inaugurated along with the airport, railway station, highway and railway line doubling. Four major roads will also be inaugurated

Voting on Lord Ram Lalla idol today, Temple trust to decide best among 3

Voting to decide the idol of Lord Ram Lalla, which will be installed inside the sanctum sanctorum of the grand temple next month, is to be held on Friday, sources said

Confusion in Cong Kerala unit over Ram Temple consecration ceremony invite

Confusion has arisen within the Congress' Kerala state unit regarding the political stance to be taken on the invitation to its national leadership to attend the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22. Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP K Muraleedharan on Thursday said the state unit of the party has urged the national leadership not to participate in the consecration ceremony. However, KPCC chief K Sudhakaran expressed that he was unaware of the state unit conveying its position to the national leadership on the matter. "The state unit's position on this issue has been conveyed to AICC general secretary, K C Venugopal," Muraleedharan said earlier in the day amid growing pressure from Muslim groups in the state against Congress leaders attending the ceremony. "The Congress, at any cost, should not participate in it. That is the decision of the state leadership of the party. The sentiments of the state unit have been conveyed to Venugopal," Muraleedhar

Booking to avail 'aarti' passes for Ram Janmobhoomi Temple kicked off today

On the number of people who can attend an 'aarti' at one time, Mishra said, "Right now, only 30 people are allowed to attend each aarti with a pass

Ram Mandir opening ceremony: Here's a list of prominent people invited

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and over 6,000 people are expected to attend the Ram temple consecration ceremony on January 22, 2024

Ayodhya: Consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla to kick off from January 16

On January 16, the host appointed by the temple trust, Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra will conduct the atonement ceremony

Yogi Adityanath to visit Ayodhya Ram temple site, inspect work: Officials

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is slated to visit Ayodhya on Thursday to take stock of preparations ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the temple town on December 30, officials said. There has been a delay due to dense fog wrapping the city since early morning but he is expected to arrive soon, they said. After arriving, he will first visit the Hanumangarhi temple and pay obeisance to Lord Hanuman. Following this, he will have a "darshan" of Ram Lalla and then inspect the ongoing construction work of the Ram temple, a senior official told PTI. Ramesh Das, a 'pujari' at the ancient Hanumangarhi temple said, "We have received information that he will be coming to our temple to pay obeisance to Hanumanji". Any dignitary, customarily, after arriving in the city first visits the Hanumangarhi temple, abode of the residing deity of Ayodhya, he said. Sources said that the chief minister may also inspect the newly built airport of Ayodhya. However, there is no

Large posters depicting Ram temple, new airport come up in Ayodhya

Large posters bearing images of the upcoming Ram temple and the new airport and a message that hails Ayodhya as a city of "Maryada, Dharm and Sanskriti" have been put up in the temple town in Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the new airport and the redeveloped railway station on December 30. He is also slated to hold a roadshow from the airport to the station. A large number of security personnel were deployed at the premises of the new wing of the Ayodhya railway station on Wednesday as workers carried on with civil work. A grand Ram temple is currently under construction in Ayodhya, with the consecration ceremony to be held on January 22, which will be attended by the prime minister. Huge posters were put up in front of the new building of the station and along the Station Road. The poster mounted near the porch of the new building of the station carries an image of the upcoming Ram temple and a message in Hindi, welcoming dignitaries and ot

Mamata 'unlikely' to attend Ram Mandir event, Sharad Pawar 'not invited'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is unlikely to attend the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya in January, a senior TMC leader said on Wednesday. According to TMC sources, neither Banerjee nor any representative of the West Bengal government or the party will be present at the programme scheduled on January 22. "There is no question of Mamata Banerjee or any other representative of the TMC attending the Ram Mandir inauguration at Ayodhya next month. We don't believe in mixing politics with religion," a senior party leader privy to the development told PTI. The Ram temple will be inaugurated on January 22, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and more than 6,000 people expected to attend the grand "Pran Pratistha" ceremony. CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury has turned down an invitation to attend the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the party said on Tuesday while underlining its belief that religion is a ..

Ayodhya Railway station in Uttar Pradesh renamed 'Ayodhya Dham Junction'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the grand railway station and airport being built in Ayodhya on December 30

Ram temple: Lord Ram's childlike idol to be installed in sanctum sanctorum

The trust secretary said that the temple is being constructed on the northern part of the 70-acre land, handed over to Hindus by Supreme Court in 2019

Ram temple: Ayodhya gets sun-themed pillars ahead of consecration ceremony

Each of the 30-foot-high pillars has an ornamental orb which when lit at night resembles the Sun

CPI(M) chief Sitaram Yechury turns down Ayodhya Ram Temple invite

The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has invited former Prime Ministers and leaders of leading political parties to the January 22 event

CPM not to attend Ram Temple consecration ceremony, says party leader Karat

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury is among the Opposition leaders invited to the event next year

Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt among stars invited for Ram temple consecration

Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Sunny Deol, Prabhas and Yash are among several film personalities who have been invited for the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on January 22. According to producer Mahaveer Jain's sources, Tiger Shroff and Ayushmann Khurrana are also expected to be part of the guest list. "From Bollywood, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Sunny Deol, Tiger Shroff, and Ayushmann Khurrana have been invited. Down south, pan India stars Prabhas and Yash have been invited to the historic event," Jain's sources said. Previously, reports said Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, Akshay Kumar, Rajinikanth, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Chiranjeevi, Mohanlal, Dhanush and Rishab Shetty have also been invited to be part of the ceremony.

LIVE: Israeli military says some 8,000 Palestinian fighters killed in Gaza

Catch all the latest LIVE updates from across the globe here

Ram Temple inauguration: 'It is a matter of great pride', says Sonowal

As PM Narendra Modi is set to attend the installation of Lord Ram's idol in Ayodhya's Ram Temple on January 22, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said, "We always seek blessings from Lord Ram "

PM Modi to address public gathering on Dec 30 in Ayodhya: Commissioner

PM is coming on 30th December, the airport and the railway station which has been prepared in the first phase is going to be inaugurated

Ram Mandir opening to be discussed at BJP office bearers' meeting today

Earlier, on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the BJP's office-bearer meeting and said that work should be done keeping in mind youth, poor, women and farmers