Ram Temple will be the National Temple of India: Yogi

"People have been waiting for this day since a long time. Ram Mandir will be a symbol of India's unity," Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said.

Ayodhya: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will be the national temple of India, while he was in Ayodhya to lay the foundation stone of Ram Temple's 'Garbha Griha' or the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. "People have been waiting for this day since a long time. Ram Mandir will be a symbol of India's unity," he added.

The CM also participated in a 'Shila Pujan' ceremony for the construction of the sanctum sanctorum during his visit. He is also scheduled to inaugurate the Shri Ramlala Sadan, a Dravidian-style temple, at the site. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and the saints and Mahants of 90 maths and temples associated with the Ram Mandir movement were also present at the ceremony. Recitation of Ramarcha, Durga Saptashati, Rudrabhishek, Ram Raksha Stotra, Vishnu Sahasranama, Hanuman Chalisa, Sunderkand is underway ahead of the construction of the Garbhagriha of Ram Mandir.

Chief Minister Adityanath took part in the ceremony by placing the first carved stone in it. Seers and saints from across the country have been invited for the occasion. The construction of the temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya is going on at a fast pace. On August 5, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Ram temple and since then the construction work of the temple is going on.

The five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi (now retired) had on November 9, 2019, unanimously delivered its verdict that the land in Ayodhya where Babri Masjid once stood, belongs to Ram Lalla. (with Agency inputs)