Union Minister Prahlad Joshi on Monday said that wisdom has dawned on the Congress after the Karnataka government issued the circular to 34,000 temples in the State to perform special pooja on January 22 when the idol of Ram Lalla will be installed in Ayodhya.
Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the new idol of Ram Lalla at the sanctum sanctorum of the upcoming Ram Temple in Ayodhya is scheduled for January 22. The ceremony is set to be performed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
As the day of Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha is approaching, Bihar Education Minister Chandra Shekhar has sparked off yet another controversy with his statements on Lord Ram and said that if the people fall sick or get injured they will seek medical attention rather than visiting a temple.
The Mainpuri MP, in a response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to celebrate Diwali on January 22, said that the workers of the BJP should distribute ghee door-to-door and in all villages so that people can perform the lightening of the 'Shri Ram Jyoti'.
About 4,000 students and 200 artisans worked for six hours to create the 1,000-meter painting that will be presented as a gift to the Ayodhya Ram Temple.
In the run-up to the 'pran pratishtha' (consecration ceremony) of the Ram idol at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, cultural and religious programmes will be held in all temples of Lord Ram, Lord Hanuman, and Maharishi Valmiki in Uttar Pradesh from January 14.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced plans to telecast the grand consecration ceremony of Shri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya live on the booth level across the country.
"I request everyone to light five earthen lamps, Shri Ram Jyoti, in their homes on January 22. This is not a small event, the consecration ceremony will take place on January 22 and Shri Lord Ram will appear before us all after his Pran Pratishtha," said th BJP chief.
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai announced on Tuesday evening that the state will observe a 'dry day' on January 22 to mark the 'Shri Ram Lala Pran Pratishtha' ceremony that will be organised in Shri Ram Mandir of Ayodhya.
Ram Mandir Trustee Kameshwar Chaupal on Tuesday informed that an invitation letter has been sent to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22.
In an overwhelming moment for the family of sculptor Yogiraj Arun, the idol carved by him was finalised for consecration at the Ram Temple on January 22.