New Delhi: As the country celebrates Diwali 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday night asserted that the first Diwali after the consecration ceremony of Lord Ram in Ayodhya temple was an auspicious moment that had come after 500 years "with the countless sacrifices and penance of Ram bhakts".
"Divine Ayodhya! This is the first Deepawali after the consecration ceremony of Lord Shri Ram, the epitome of virtue, in his magnificent temple. The unique beauty of Shri Ram Lalla's temple in Ayodhya is going to overwhelm everyone," PM Modi said on X, tagging a post by the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra.
"After 500 years, this auspicious moment has come with the countless sacrifices and penance of Ram bhakts. It is our good fortune that all of us have become witnesses to this historic occasion," he said.
अलौकिक अयोध्या!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 30, 2024
मर्यादा पुरुषोत्तम भगवान श्री राम के अपने भव्य मंदिर में विराजने के बाद यह पहली दीपावली है। अयोध्या में श्री राम लला के मंदिर की यह अनुपम छटा हर किसी को अभिभूत करने वाली है। 500 वर्षों के पश्चात यह पावन घड़ी रामभक्तों के अनगिनत बलिदान और अनवरत त्याग-तपस्या के बाद… https://t.co/e0BwDRUnV6
"I am confident that the life of Lord Shri Ram and his ideals will continue to be an inspiration for the people of the country in achieving the resolution of a developed India," he added.
In a different post on X on Thursday morning, PM Modi wished the nation on Diwali and prayed for a healthy and prosperous life for everyone. "Many happy wishes to the countrymen on Deepawali. On this divine festival of lights, I wish everyone a healthy, happy and prosperous life. May everyone prosper with the blessings of Maa Lakshmi and Lord Shri Ganesha," he said in the post in Hindi.
देशवासियों को दीपावली की अनेकानेक शुभकामनाएं। रोशनी के इस दिव्य उत्सव पर मैं हर किसी के स्वस्थ, सुखमय और सौभाग्यपूर्ण जीवन की कामना करता हूं। मां लक्ष्मी और भगवान श्री गणेश की कृपा से सबका कल्याण हो।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 31, 2024
The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, in its post, shared pictures of the temple illuminated by lights and said on the eve of Diwali, the Ram temple shines with a divine glow.
In another post in Hindi on X, Modi also hailed the Deepotsav being celebrated in Ayodhya with the lighting of lamps. "Amazing, incomparable and unimaginable! Many congratulations to the people of Ayodhya for the grand and divine Deepotsav! This 'Jyotiparva' at the holy birthplace of Ram Lalla, illuminated by millions of diyas, is going to make everyone emotional," he said.
अद्भुत, अतुलनीय और अकल्पनीय!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 30, 2024
भव्य-दिव्य दीपोत्सव के लिए अयोध्यावासियों को बहुत-बहुत बधाई! लाखों दीयों से आलोकित राम लला की पावन जन्मस्थली पर यह ज्योतिपर्व भावविभोर कर देने वाला है। अयोध्या धाम से निकला यह प्रकाशपुंज देशभर के मेरे परिवारजनों में नया जोश और नई ऊर्जा भरेगा। मेरी… https://t.co/kmG57AJiPH pic.twitter.com/1Dyz6Ztamf
"This beam of light emanating from Ayodhya Dham will fill my family members across the country with new enthusiasm and new energy. I wish that Lord Shri Ram blesses all the people of the country with happiness, prosperity and success in life," the prime minister said.
An idol of Ram Lalla was consecrated at the Ayodhya temple in January, a landmark event led by Modi who had also given a clarion call to go beyond the grand temple's construction to build the foundation of a "strong, capable and divine" India of the next 1,000 years.
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