PM Modi himself announced on Friday that he will commence a special 11-day 'anushthan' (ritual) ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ayodhya's Ram Temple.
Ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya's Ram Temple on January 22, specially abled devotees from Maharashtra's Nashik have weaved silk clothes for Lord Ram.
Speaking to ANI, Chouhan said, "The Ram Mandir is Rashtra Mandir. Lord Ram is the existence, worship, life, God and identity of India. They (Congress) are denying the identity of India, which is not right. It's their (Congress) misfortune."
: The Communist Party of India General Secretary D Raja said on Friday that his party will not participate in the historic 'Pran Pratishtha' of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on January 22, stating that "it is a state-sponsored political event being organised by the BJP and RSS combine for electora
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 PM Modi.
Questioning the timing of the 'Pran Patishtha' ceremony at the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya, close to the next Lok Sabha elections, senior Congress leader TS Singh Deo on Thursday claimed that the event is not 'purely religious' and has distinct 'political undertones'.
Ahead of the Ram Temple's 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony, the Assam State BJP is set to conduct various programmes across the state, which will start on January 18.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that various programmes have been undertaken by Assam BJP to celebrate Ram Temple 'Pran Pratishtha' to be held on January 22 and the state will observe a dry day on the occasion.
The Excise Commissioner issued directions to all the District Magistrates of Uttar Pradesh regarding keeping all the liquor shops of UP closed on January 22, 2024.
"Congress is not boycotting Ram Janmabhoomi or Ram Temple. In fact, Congress does not agree with this Pran Pratistha ceremony being conducted by the Bharatiya Janata Party," Uday Bhan said.
"If they don't wish to be there, then why drag the RSS and the BJP, and why are they trying to do politics over Lord Ram Temple's consecration?" lashed out at the BJP leader.
Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Wednesday came down heavily on the Congress for declining the invite to the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on January 22.