President Droupadi Murmu paid obeisance and performed “aarti” at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday. In a video shared on the president’s official X handle, she was seen kneeling down and bowing before the idol amid religious chants and the sound of cymbals and gongs. Before visiting the temple in the evening, Murmu took part in the Sarayu “aarti”… Continue reading "President Droupadi Murmu visits Ram temple"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took an oblique swipe at the Congress on Sunday for skipping the Ayodhya Ram Mandir pran pratishtha ceremony. The remarks came weeks after key Opposition leaders declined invites from the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Trust. A statue of Ram Lalla was enthroned in the sanctum-sanctorum newly constructed temple on January 22 as thousands watched. “Unfortunately, those in… Continue reading "Past govts shut eyes to places of worship, says PM"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the rule of Lord Ram was a source of inspiration for the makers of the Indian Constitution. The consecration ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22 has brought crores of people of the country together, Modi said in the 109th episode of his monthly programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast on… Continue reading "Lord Ram’s rule inspired makers of Constitution: PM"
DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday attacked the ruling BJP at the Centre, saying it had no achievement to boast of in its decade-old rule and therefore inaugurated an “incomplete” Ram Temple in Ayodhya in “haste.” People will not fall for such ‘misleading’ tactics, he said in his address at an event to mark… Continue reading "BJP has nothing to boast of so ‘inaugurated’ incomplete temple: Stalin"
The Supreme Court on Monday termed “atrocious” the reasons given by the Tamil Nadu Police while rejecting an application by a local temple in the state’s Dindigul district seeking permission for almsgiving (annadanam) in connection with the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha event. The bench presided by Justice Sanjiv Khanna was hearing a pea which alleged that on January 20, Tamil… Continue reading "‘Authorities not bound by oral orders to ban live telecast of Ram temple consecration’"
The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya took place today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the rituals. The new Ram Lalla idol was consecrated at the 161-feet tall pink sandstone shrine during the hour-long ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony. Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath along with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat were present inside the… Continue reading "PM Modi Takes Part In ‘Pran Pratishtha’, Ram Lalla Idol Unveiled"
The first glimpse of the face of Ram Lalla was shared on Friday ahead of the pran pratishtha on January 22. In the photos that appeared on social media, the five-year-old Lord Ram can be seen standing with a golden bow and arrow in his hand. The images are from the workshop where the idol was made by Mysuru’s sculptor… Continue reading "Ram Lalla’s face revealed ahead of temple opening on Monday"