Preparations are underway for Ayodhya's grandest Deepotsav, as the newly built Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple is lit with colourful lights adding to the splendour of Lord Ram's birth place.
Champat Rai, General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, trust constituted to look after the management of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir, refuted the claims of water leakage from the roof of the temple and said that water has not reached in the sanctum sanctorum.
On the eve of Chaitra Navratri, Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra announced that on this auspicious occasion, the idol of Ram Lalla will wear special clothes.
From the first day of Chaitra Navratri, till Ram Navami, the idol of Ram Lalla will wear clothes or vastras made of special hand woven and hand spun khadi cotton. These vastras will be decorated with real silver and gold khaddi hand block prints.
Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra shared several pictures of Ram Lalla on its official X page on Tuesday. In the pictures, the priests showered flowers on the idol and played Holi with the deity, along with the offering of 'gulaal' as part of the 'Rangotsav'.
In an advisory to devotees coming for darshan at the temple, the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra said, "Devotees can enter the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir for Darshan from 6:30 AM to 9:30 PM. The entire process from entry to exit after Darshan at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir is extreme
Acharya Satyendra Das, Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple, hit out at Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP A Raja for his alleged remarks on A Raja and said that whoever made such statements is 'anti-national'.
The Delhi High Court recently set aside the order of the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) directing the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to provide information related to Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. The order was challenged by the CBDT.
After the Varanasi District Court allowed the Hindu side to offer prayers at the Gyanvapi mosque complex, Acharya Satyendra Das, Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple, expressed glee over the same, stating that it was a matter of joy.
A day after Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla at the Ram Janmbhoomi Temple complex, a 42-day Mahamandal festival began on Wednesday in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi complex in Ayodhya.
The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teertha Kshetra said on Monday that the ornaments and attire of Shri Ram Lalla were created after extensive research on spiritual texts.