Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh): As the devotees await the grand consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, the city is all decked up to welcome Lord Ram to his birth place after 500 years. Over 8,000 people including politicians, Bollywood celebrities, notable athletes are expected to attend the Pran Pratishtha ceremony.
Here are all the live updates from and around the Ram Temple in Ayodhya:
- 10.00 pm
A parking system with a capacity of over 22,825 vehicles has been aranged by the Yogi government. These will be available at 51 different locations in Ayodhya Dham ahead of 'Pran Pratistha' ceremony. The places have been marked on Google Maps to facilitate access for guests. Special parking provisions have been made for VVIPs, VIPs, and other guests, ensuring a well-organized and equipped setup, including wireless and PA systems - 8.00 pm
In the final days leading up to Ram Lalla's Pran Praitshtha ceremony in Ayodhya, the biggest light-emitting diodes (LED) floating screen in India was set up at Saryu Ghat in the temple town to broadcast the live 'Pran Pratistha' program to the devotees. This floating LED screen is 16 feet in height and 69 feet in length. - 7.00 pm
Delhi Meat Merchant Association general secretary Irshad Qureshi has appealed to all traders in Delhi selling meat and fish to close their shops on January 22 in honour of the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. - 6.00 pm
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena approved a half-day holiday on January 22 for all Delhi government offices, civic bodies on the occasion of 'Pran pratistha' ceremony. - 4.00 pm
Union Minister Amit Shah on Saturday stated that Lord Ram was going to return his home after 550 'disrespectful' years. This is a matter of pride for all Indian citizens. Shah said this during his Assam tour. - 2.12 pm
The Railways has allocated three special trains to Tripura for ferrying people to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh to offer prayers in the Ram temple, a BJP Yuva Morcha leader said on Saturday. - 1.26 pm
Ahead of the upcoming Ram Mandir inauguration in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, Hindu Sena activists on Saturday pasted a sticker of 'Ayodhya Marg' on the Babar Road sign board in New Delhi while demanding that the road be officially renamed. - 12.36 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday worshipped in the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple at Sri Rangam here. He wore traditional Tamil attire during his visit to this ancient shrine in Tamil Nadu. - 12.05 pm
World's largest lock and key weighing around 400 kilograms arrives in Ayodhya from Aligarh as Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha approaches. - 11.45 am
The Laddu prasad weighing 1,265 kilograms to offer at the Ram Temple prepared in Hyderabad reaches Ayodhya. - 11.31 am
Ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Temple on January 22, one of the world's most expensive Ramayana worth one lakh and sixty-five thousand rupees reaches Ayodhya. - 11.10 am
Ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, beds have been reserved at city-based, district hospitals and the medical college here, and specialists from the AIIMS have provided focused emergency response training to the doctors at healthcare institutions in Ayodhya. - 10.46 am
Acharya Satyendra Das, Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple, said on Saturday that the eyes of the Ram Lalla idol cannot be revealed before the 'Pran Pratishtha'. - 10.11 am
Devotees from Chhattisgarh brought 'Sweet Ber' from Shivrinarayan in Chhattisgarh, believed to be Lord Ram's maternal home. A group of 17 devotees arrived in Ayodhya to hand over the fruits to the Ram Janmabhoomi trust. - 9.55 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised Bihar-based singer Maithili Thakur for singing a song on Maa Shabri, who according to the Ramayan had offered half eaten fruit to Shri Ram during his exile. - 9.30 am
The Tamil Nadu Police have put in place a three-tier security in Ramanathapuram district in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on Saturday.
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