Ayodhya Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left for Ayodhya to attend a ground-breaking ceremony of a temple to Lord Ram in the city. He is among the 175 people who will be present at the ceremony. He will share the dais with just four other people — RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, trust chief Nritya Gopaldas Maharaj, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, and CM Yogi Adityanath. PM Modi will unveil a plaque to mark the laying of the foundation stone of the temple, followed by the release of a commemorative postage stamp on ‘Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir’. After the event, Modi would address the gathering before leaving for the helipad.
Ayodhya Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan Live Updates:
11:40 AM IST- PM Modi reaches Ayodhya; city decked up for grand ceremony
11:05 AM IST- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya in a curtailed ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ ceremony today. The event marks the beginning of the construction of a grand Ram temple in the temple town.
10: 55 AM IST- According to the Trust’s general secretary, Champat Rai, the invitees include 135 religious leaders from 36 spiritual traditions across the country. The other invitees include Union and state ministers, BJP leaders, RSS office-bearers and dignitaries connected to the VHP, among others
10:30 AM IST- Uttar Pradesh: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Governor Anandiben Patel and BJP National Vice President Uma Bharti arrive at Ram Janambhoomi site ahead of the ceremony
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Ahead of the ceremony, Ayodhya has been decked up. The city has been painted yellow – an auspicious colour of knowledge and learning. Wednesday’s ceremony will be broadcast live by Doordarshan. Amid the pandemic, barricades have been put up across the town, with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issuing an appeal, asking only those invited for Wednesday’s “bhoomi pujan” ceremony to come to Ayodhya. In keeping with Covid-19 norms, seating arrangements have been made in a way that all invitees will sit at a distance of six feet.
On Tuesday, prayers were offered to the nishan (flag) of Lord Hanuman, revered as the protector of the city. Starting Tuesday, all local temples started a continuous Akhand Ramayan recitation with temples and homes being lit as in Diwali. The same will continue August 5 night.
Bhumi Pujan ceremony to start at 12.30 pm today: Schedule for the day
The Uttar Pradesh Information Department on Tuesday put out a detailed itinerary for the bhoomi pujan ceremony for the Ram temple at Ayodhya, starting with prayers being offered to Lord Ganesha at 12.30 pm by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This will be followed by worship of the main shila made of silver, the worship of the land on which the temple will be built, and prayers to other eight smaller shilas, including the koormshila or shila of a turtle. The last will be right under where the idol of Ram Lalla will be kept at the temple. Between “exactly” 12.44 pm and 12.45 pm, a lotus flower made of “five elements” and decorated with nine stones will be kept on the koormshila — marking the “pratishthapayami (installation)”.