Deepotsav-2024 is scheduled for October 30, a day before Diwali, and this will be the first Deepotsav following the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Shri Ram Lalla at Ayodhya's temple.
The 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Lord Ram was held on January 22, with the main rituals performed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The idol of Ram Lalla was unveiled after the rituals.
Targeting the Congress, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that the soul of Aurangzeb has possessed the party and that its leaders have been in a state of mourning since the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Lord Ram in his grand temple in Ayodhya.
"SP and Congress are standing out as 'Ram Vidrohis'. They denied the invitation to the Pran Pratishtha ceremony. What does this show? They paid tribute to Mafia Mukhtar Ansari for the vote bank. Their thoughts are clear. They can never stay away from appeasement politics," he said.
Uttar Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister, Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday criticised the Samajwadi Party and Congress and labelled them as 'Ram vidrohi' for declining the invitation to the Pran Pratishtha ceremony.
Addressing a public gathering here in Kaushambi, Pratapgarh district, Amit Shah said, "For 70 years, Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) kept the Ram Temple subject stuck, hanging and wandering. Then came along Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who won the Ayodhya Ram
The Ram Mandir was opened to the public after Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony on January 22, which was attended by top sportspeople and celebrities.
PM Modi's visit to Ayodhya, has garnered significant attention, especially given its timing just before the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 94 constituencies. It indicates a strategic effort to connect with voters.
Ram Mandir Chief Priest Acharya Satyendra Das on Wednesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remark that President Droupadi Murmu was not invited to the occasion of Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla at Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya because she is a tribal and said that these people are n