The Chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Mohan Bhagwat, on Monday, said that by erasing the curse of 500 years of defeat, the grand inauguration ceremony of the Shri Ram temple in Ayodhya will mark a significant step towards elevating the country to the status of a global leader
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Gautam Gambhir distributed sarees, and shawls among sex workers at GB Road here on Monday, on the occasion of Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya.
Former chief minister and Leader of the Opposition, Jairam Thakur, attended the 'Kar Sevak Samman' ceremony and paid tributes to the saffron volunteers 'karsevaks' who lost their lives during the Ram Mandir movement while doing the 'Kar Seva'.
As the 'Pran Pratishtha' of Shri Ram Lalla was conducted in Ayodhya amid celebratory chants and drumbeats, former Karnataka chief minister and BJP leader, BS Yediyurappa, called it a 'very auspicious moment' that crores of people had been waiting for.
As Ayodhya celebrated the return of Shri Ram Lalla to his avowed birthplace, with celebratory chants and drumrolls echoing in the ancient city, the Consul General of Israel to Midwest India, Kobbi Shoshani, paid a visit to Shree Ram Mandir in Mumbai's Wadala.
As the Kumbabhishekam ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya took centre stage on Monday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman expressed her gratitude to the Madras High Court for ruling in favour of televising the event.
"That thought, that penance, that welfare work is achieved today through the worship of Lord Shri Ram. This is a very proud moment. This is the beginning of a new era. In this era, India will find its place in the world through penance (tapasya)," said Vaishnaw.
Superstar Chiranjeevi, who attended the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya on Monday, said that the experience was "wonderful" and the day belonged to the whole country
The timely medical intervention by the state-of-the-art mobile hospital in Ayodhya played a pivotal role in saving the life of Ramkrishna Srivastava, a 65-year-old Dharmacharya Pramukh and member of the Vishva Hindu Parishad.
As those who have pledged to preserve and protect our Constitution, let us reaffirm our commitment to its secular character by declining to participate in Ram Temple event in Ayodhya, said Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday.