"Deepotsav ahead of Diwali will be celebrated in full grandeur; a record will be created. On January 22, PM Modi will inaugurate the Ayodhya Ram Mandir and we are all waiting for it. We are going to take historical decisions in the Cabinet meeting," said Brajesh Pathak
In a historic move, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will hold a meeting in Ayodhya on Thursday, marking the first time the state's executive body will gather in the holy city.
Ayodhya's Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University Administration has started preparations to illuminate the ghats of Ayodhya by lighting 24 lakh lamps on Diwali, said a press release by Varsity, adding that volunteers at 51 ghats of Ram Ki Paidi and Chaudhary Charan Singh Ghat in order to make
Ayodhya Ram Temple chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das and Iqbal Ansari, a former litigant representing the Muslim side in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case on Wednesday 'welcomed' the Uttar Pradesh government's move of convening a Cabinet meeting in the temple city tomorrow.
The Deepotsav celebrations in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya held as part of Diwali are once again set to resonate on the global stage, showcasing diverse threads of Indian culture to a global audience and establishing its distinct spiritual identity from November 9 to 11.
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet will hold a meeting in Ayodhya on Thursday to oversee preparations for Diwali and the progress of the work at the site of the under-construction Ram Temple.
Like every year, Ayodhya is decked up this year also ahead of Diwali celebrations. Banners and posters of Lord Rama installed at various places have become the centre of attraction.
"The Congress could have built Ram Mandir in Ayodhya in 1947. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had wanted it, but the Congress leadership rejected it," CM Adityanath said while addressing an election rally at Khategaon in Madhya Pradesh.
Lashing out at the Congress, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that the grand old party did not want Ram Temple to be built in Ayodhya and that it questioned the existence of Lord Ram.
Next year, after many centuries, the statue of Ramlala will be installed in Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, the city of Shri Ram. Akshat Puja will be performed in front of Ramlala to celebrate the consecration of the idol of Ramlala.