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Ayodhya: Devotees light diyas, earthen lamps at temples, homes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ayodhya from Delhi on Wednesday (August 5) to attend bhoomi pujan of Ram Mandir. The grand celebrations for the bhoomi pujan started at 8 am and PM Modi performed the Ayodhya Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan at the auspicious time of 12:40 pm.
Highlights
- The grand celebrations for the bhoomi pujan started at 8 am and PM Modi performed bhoomi pujan at the auspicious time of 12:40 pm.
- Apart from PM Modi, the bhoomi pujan ceremony was attended by Sri Ram Janambhoomi Teerath Kshetra Trust chairman Nritya Gopal Das, RSS chief Bhagwat, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath.
- Huge CCTV screens were set up across the holy city in order to allow the people to watch the ceremony live.
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PM's visit to Ayodhya is a proud moment. We'll honour him with a headgear, a silver crown & a stole with name of Lord Ram printed. We also hope that he rings the 3.5 quintal bell and proceed towards Ram Janmabhoomi: Sri Gaddinsheen Premdas ji Maharaj, head priest of Hanuman Garhi
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The shovel and trowel which will be used by PM Modi to plant a tree at Ram Temple.
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Sanitisation being done at Hanuman Garhi temple, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit today.
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8 priests who will conduct Bhoomi Pujan reach Shri Ram Janambhoomi premise.
The bhoomi pujan of Ram Mandir will be done at 12.40 pm and the grand ceremony will last for around 2 hours.
PM Modi will land in Ayodhya at 11.30 am and will then offer prayers and perform a puja at the Hanumangarhi temple in Ayodhya.
PM Modi will be flying for Lucknow around 9.30 am on a special jet. After landing in Lucknow, PM Modi will board a helicopter to Ayodhya.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform bhoomi pujan at the auspicious time between 12:30 and 12:40 pm.
The grand celebrations for Ram temple bhoomi oujan will start at 8 am.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ayodhya from Delhi on Wednesday (August 5) to attend bhoomi pujan of Ram Mandir. The grand celebrations for the bhoomi pujan started at 8 am and PM Modi performed the Ayodhya Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan at the auspicious time of 12:40 pm.
Huge CCTV screens were set up across the holy city in order to allow the people to watch the ceremony live. PM Modi left from Delhi at 9.30 am on a special jet and landed in Lucknow. After landing in Lucknow, he took a chopper to Ayodhya where he offered prayers and performed a puja at the Hanumangarhi temple.
Apart from PM Modi, the bhoomi pujan ceremony was attended by Sri Ram Janambhoomi Teerath Kshetra Trust chairman Nritya Gopal Das, RSS chief Bhagwat, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath.
Several important faces of the Ram Mandir movement such as Lal Krishna Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Kalyan Singh and Uma Bharti skipped the ceremony due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. They joined the celebrations via video conferencing.
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