New York (US): Ahead of the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, the members of the 'Overseas Friends of Ram Mandir' distributed laddoos at Times Square in New York on Sunday (local time). Prem Bhandari, the member of the organisation said that the event is being celebrated with much fanfare in the US as well. He also lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for connecting people across the globe with this event.
"We never thought that we would witness this divine day in our lifetime. The Pran Pratishtha ceremony will take place very soon. People in Times Square are also celebrating this and the place is looking no less than Ayodhya. People of the Indian diaspora are celebrating this event at various places" Prem Bhandari said. "Lord Ram is returning after 'vanvaas' (exile) and all this is taking place due to the leadership of PM Modi.
He has made the whole atmosphere in 'Rammay' across the world. He has connected not just 140 crore people but the Indian diaspora abroad too with this event. This day is no less than Diwali" he further added. Meanwhile, the United States is gearing up ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony, with almost a dozen events planned across the United States to celebrate the historic occasion.
There are events lined up all the way from New York Times Square to Boston, as well as in Washington, DC, Los Angeles and San Francisco, that will happen at the same time as the ceremony in India happens. The billboards have gone up in Texas, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, and Georgia, among other states. Additionally, Arizona and the State of Missouri are set to join this visual celebration, which began on January 15, according to the VHP, American chapter.