Ayodhya Ram Mandir Bhoomi Poojan LIVE Updates | Ram Mandir to represent India as strong, harmonious nation with justice for all, says Advani
Ayodhya Ram Mandir LIVE Updates: Police barricades, yellow banners, walls with a fresh coat of paint and the sounds of bhajan mark parts of Ayodhya as the city awaits its big day, when the first brick will be laid for the Ram temple.
Ayodhya Ram Mandir Bhoomi Poojan LIVE Updates: Ayodhya is decked up for the 'bhoomi poojan' or groundbreaking ceremony of Ram Temple scheduled to be held on August 5. The ceremony will be attended at the Ram Janmabhoomi, or the birthplace of Lord Ram, by 175 people, who figure in a select guest list of seers and politicians topped by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi will attend the foundation stone laying ceremony of the temple in the temple town in Uttar Pradesh. Prior to the function, the prime minister will take part in 'pooja' and 'darshan' at Hanumangarhi, said the Prime Minister's Office. From Hanumangarhi, he will travel to 'Shree Ram Janmabhoomi' where he will take part in pooja and darshan of 'Bhagwan Shree Ramlala Virajman'. He will unveil a plaque to mark the laying of the foundation stone and also release a commemorative postage stamp on 'Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir.
Concerned over the spread of coronavirus, the authorities are encouraging others not to come to the temple town, asking them to mark the occasion by celebrating at their homes. The groundbreaking ceremony will be telecast live. Catch the LIVE updates here:
Ayodhya Ram Mandir LIVE Updates | Senior BJP leader and North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash has started a 24-hour 'hawan' ahead of the 'bhoomi pujan' for the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Prakash, who held the ceremony at the official mayor's residence on Lancers Road in Timarpur area, said he was doing this in his "personal capacity". (PTI)
Ayodhya Ram Mandir LIVE Updates | Security and COVID-19 protocol to be followed at Ayodhya's Hanumangarhi temple where Prime Minister Modi will offer prayers, ahead of foundation laying ceremony of Ram Temple.
Ayodhya Ram Mandir LIVE Updates | Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and state BJP president VD Sharma offered prayers to Lord Ram at a hospital where they are undergoing treatment for COVID-19 disease ahead of the "bhoomi pujan" event in Ayodhya. Chouhan, his cabinet colleague Arvind Bhadoriya, Sharma and other patients at Chirayu Medical College and Hospital offered prayers in front of Lord Ram's portrait.
Elsewhere in the state, BJP workers lit lamps and burst crackers outside the state headquarters of the party. (PTI)
Ayodhya Ram Mandir LIVE Updates | Today is a historic day. This day will be remembered for long. I am confident that with construction of Ram Temple, 'Ram Rajya' will be established in India: Yog Guru Ramdev at Hanuman Garhi temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh (ANI)
Ayodhya Ram Mandir LIVE Updates | Sanitisation is being done at Hanuman Garhi temple, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit today. The PM will take part in 'pooja' and 'darshan' at Hanumangarhi temple before taking part in the foundation laying ceremony of Ram temple.
Ayodhya Ram Mandir LIVE Updates | Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone for a Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5, veteran BJP leader LK Advani said it is a historic and an emotional day for him and for all Indians, as he recalled the "pivotal duty" he performed in carrying out the Ram Rath Yatra from Somnath to Ayodhya in 1990.
In a statement, he said it is his belief that the Shri Ram Mandir will represent India as a strong, prosperous, peaceful and harmonious nation with justice for all and exclusion of none to truly usher in "Ram Rajya, the epitome of good governance".
Advani is considered a key figure in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, as he had undertaken the " Ram Rath Yatra" in 1990 as the then BJP president to mobilise the masses for building a Ram temple at the Ayodhya site where believers hold that Lord Ram was born. (PTI)
Ayodhya Ram Mandir LIVE Updates | Security stepped up in Assam's Silchar, other areas
Security was stepped in Silchar and other parts of Cachar district in Assam ahead of the foundation stone laying ceremony for a Ram temple in Ayodhya, officials told news agency PTI. The district administration has deputed several senior officers to take care of certain sensitive areas, they said.
Circle Officer of Udharbond Jayanta Chakraborty has been deputed to look after Udharbond and Borkhola police station areas, as per an official order. Assistant Commissioner Deepmoy Thakuria has been deputed to look after the law and order in Silchar police station area, it said.
Ayodhya Ram Mandir LIVE Updates | Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami said late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa had favoured construction of a temple for Lord Ram in Ayodhya and extended his best wishes for the foundation stone laying ceremony.
She urged for construction of a temple for Lord Ram in Ayodhya while participating in a National Integration Council meeting on November 23, 1992, Palaniswami said. (PTI)
Ayodhya Ram Mandir LIVE Updates | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the foundation stone laying ceremony of 'Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir' at Ayodhya today, the Prime Minister's Office said. Prior to the function, the prime minister will take part in 'pooja' and 'darshan' at Hanumangarhi, a statement by the PMO said.