nion Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Pratima Bhoumik on Saturday said that the country will observe Diwali on January 22, the day when the consecration ceremony of the Lord Ram Lalla idol is scheduled in Ayodhya.
"We did the Darshan of Ram Lalla. We also saw the construction of Ram Temple... Everyone's dream is going to be fulfilled on January 22nd... That will be an emotional moment for everyone. Whenever we came to Ayodhya, we had to do the Darshan of Lord Rama in a hut, but from January 22 onwards
Routine flights at Ayodhya's Maharishi Valmiki International Airport will begin within a week and the number of flights at the airport will also increase, said an airport official on Saturday.
Ahead of the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) President and Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal on Saturday urged all the Muslims to stay home from January 20 to 25.
Uttar Pradesh government has urged the residents of the state to light the 'Ram Jyoti' in every household on the occasion of the Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya which is set to be held on January 22.
Ahead of 'pranpratishtha' ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, UP Prison Minister Dharmveer Prajapati raised the idea of inclusivity and making arrangements so that even the prisoners can watch the live telecast of the event.
According to an official release from the Chief Minister's Office, "Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that the state government will build a state guest house near the grand temple of Lord Ram being built in Ayodhya."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the consecration ceremony at the Ram Temple on January 22. The event has garnered significant attention, with several VVIP guests from India and abroad receiving invitations to participate in the auspicious occasion in Ayodhya.
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said that the party will perform a 'Maha Aarti' at the bank of the Godavari River in Maharashtra's Nasik on the Ayodhya Temple Consecration Day.
As the date of the grand consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya approaches, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for realising the dream of crores of Indians.