Ayodhya Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan: Besides PM Modi, 50 VIPs will attend the event.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to Ayodhya after 29 years today for the "Bhoomi Pujan" or groundbreaking ceremony for a Ram temple at the site that was disputed for decades until the Supreme Court handed over ownership to Hindus last year. PM Modi, in a gold kurta and white dhoti, arrived by chopper to the riverside town where he will perform prayers at various sites before laying a 40-kg silver brick to mark the symbolic start of a grand temple at the spot that many believe is the birthplace of Lord Ram.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering prayers at Hanuman Garhi Temple in Ayodhya.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi helicopter lands at Saket College Helipad in Ayodhya. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomes the PM as they head towards Hanuman Garhi temple.
Sadhus and seers arrive for the "Bhoomi Pujan" ceremony for Ram temple.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for Ayodhya for Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan ceremony.
The Ram Temple will be 161 feet tall and almost double the size of what was originally planned.
Visuals from inside the venue of the Ram Temple Bhoomi Pujan ceremony in Ayodhya today.
A look at the preparations for the Ram Temple ground breaking ceremony.
