Chandigarh witnesses a surge in demand for Shri Ram and Hanuman saffron flags as excitement builds for Ayodhya's upcoming Pran Pratistha ceremony on January 22.
The 24-hour 'Akhand Path' at Ram Mandir Shimla began here on Sunday after Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu paid obeisance at the temple and lit the Diyas. The Chief Minister also announced a public holiday in the state for January 22 on the occasion of the Pran-Pratishtha ceremon
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday urged Congress leader Rahil Gandhi to refrain from visiting Batadrava Satra on Monday during the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of the Ram Temple as it will bring "Assam into a bad light."
Actors Rajinikanth and Dhanush were spotted at Chennai airport to leave for Ayodhya to attend the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Ayodhya Ram temple on January 22.
"Ayodhya is a city of religion. The Pran Pratishtha ceremony will be done in Ayodhya tomorrow. All the people who have come to Ayodhya are welcome. We want people to worship Lord Ram and follow the path shown by him," he said.
Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to clean temples across the country ahead of the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony in Ayodhya, actor Kangana Ranaut swept the floor of Ayodhya's Hanuman Garhi Temple on Sunday.
Ayodhya went under a heavy security blanket ahead of the grand opening of the Ram Temple, with Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) commandos deployed at Lata Mangeshkar Chowk ahead of the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony on Monday.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday urged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to declare a full-day holiday in Bihar on January 22 in view of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ram Temple in Ayodhya, adding that it is time for a 'renaissance of religion'.
Stating that she is "feeling sad" for not being in India physically for the Ram Temple's Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya, African-American actor and singer Mary Millben said that she will "celebrate Diwali" on January 22.
K Bijay Kumar Reddy, a 21-year-old chalk artist from Odisha's Berhampur, has crafted miniature statues of Lord Ram and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with chalk ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony tomorrow.