Home PM Modi Joins Rituals For Grand RamTemple Ceremony In Ayodhya

PM Modi Joins Rituals For Grand RamTemple Ceremony In Ayodhya

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A 40-kg silver brick, which will symbolize the beginning of the construction in the heart

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to Ayodhya -- 29 years after his last visit to the temple town -- to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ram Temple at the site that was disputed for decades until the Supreme Court handed over ownership to Hindus last year. The Uttar Pradesh government said that PM Modi is the first prime minister to visit ram janmabhoomi. The grand event meets a decades-long political promise core to the ruling BJP's ideology.

A 40-kg silver brick, which will symbolize the beginning of the construction - is at the heart of today's ceremonies. Images released on Monday showed the proposed temple will be a grand three-storey stone structure with multiple turrets, pillars and domes. The temple will be 161 feet tall and almost double the size of what was originally planned, its architect said. 

PM Modi will return to Ayodhya after 29 years today for the Ram Temple groundbreaking ceremony. The Uttar Pradesh government said that PM Modi is the first prime minister to visit ram janmabhoomi.

The guest list for the grand event has been severely trimmed in view of coronavirus. Besides PM Modi, 50 VIPs including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will attend the ceremony. 

BJP veteran LK Advani -- who was the face of the movement to build a Ram temple in Ayodhya in the 1990's --  will attend the ceremony virutally. "Destiny made me perform a pivotal duty in the form of Ram Rath Yatra from Somnath to Ayodhya in 1990 which helped galvanise aspirations, energies and passions of its countless participants," he said.

Last year, the Supreme Court gave a go-ahead for a temple to be built by a specially appointed trust. The Centre was asked to give Muslims land elsewhere in Ayodhya for a mosque.


Some live updates on 'Bhoomi Pujan' ceremony at Ayodhya:

The Ram Temple will be built at the spot that many believe is the birthplace of Lord Ram. The historic event showcases the triumph of one of India's longest campaigns, one that found resonance with millions in the country and abroad. Ayodhya is a riot of colours for the event that also meets a decades-long promise core to the ruling BJP's ideology.


PM last visited Ayodhya in 1992; he had taken vow to return only when a Ram temple was built 

The last time PM Modi visited Ayodhya when he was convenor of the Tiranga Yatra, campaign led by Murli Manohar Joshi to scrap Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

PM Modi returns to Ayodhya today after 29 years. In 1992, he had taken a vow that he would return to the holy city in Uttar Pradesh only when a Ram temple was built.






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