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PM Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat during the 'pran pratishtha' ceremony of the Ram temple/ANI Photo
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a tapasvi, saying he followed a far more stringent religious exercise than he needed to for the Ram temple consecration ceremony. We heard that the prime minister followed a stringent religious...
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The Ayodhya airport handled around 100 chartered flights on Monday as many people flew into the city to attend the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple. Around 8,000 people were invited for the consecration ceremony. The new Ram Lalla idol was consecrated at the Ayodhya temple on...
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A laser and light show depicting Lord Ram at the temple inaugurated in Ayodhya was organised on Monday. The show was organised after the pran pratishtha ceremony, of the new idol of Ram Lalla, which was performed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi arrived in Ayodhya on...
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On the occasion of Ram Mandir pran pratishtha, filmmaker Prasanth Varma announced his new film titled Jai Hanuman. Taking to X, Prasanth wrote, With gratitude for the immense love and support showered upon #HanuMan from audiences across the globe, I stand at the threshold of a new...
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A Chinese research vessel is heading to Maldives, Reuters reported, citing an Indian military official and an independent researcher. The timing coincides with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu's recent state visit to China, aimed at strengthening ties. This development raises...
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Nine children suffered burn injuries on Monday after they came in contact with an 11,000-volt live wire during a religious procession in the Amethi district, the police said. The district police said the incident happened in the Sangrampur area this evening when the children, aged between...
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BJP supporters watch Ram Lalla 'pran pratishtha' ceremony, in Mumbai/ANI Photo
Several major railway stations of Central and Western Railways were decorated with festive lighting to mark the idol consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Monday. On WR's network, the stations included Churchgate, Bandra and Nandurbar stations in Maharashtra and Gujarat's Valsad and...
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Police personnel were deployed outside the Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday as a precaution after a video of two to three students raising slogans such as Strike for Babri surfaced online, officials said. The deployment came on the day of the consecration of the new idol of Ram Lalla at the...
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Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu lights 'diya' at his home to mark Ram temple event/ANI Photo
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu celebrated the pran pratishtha of Shri Ram Lalla at Ayodhya's Ram temple by lighting numerous 'diyas' at his official residence Oak Over on Monday. The Oak Over was given a festive look with LED lights also, adding...
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The Ranchi district administration has lodged an FIR against senior CRPF personnel for violating prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC during the questioning of Chief Minister Hemant Soren by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case, an official said on...
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BJP supporters celebrate Ram Lalla pran pratishtha ceremony, in Mumbai/ANI Photo
Tension prevailed in the Central Avenue area of Nagpur on Monday after the motorcycle of a participant in a rally to mark the idol consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya brushed past a pedestrian and the incident escalated into an argument between members of two communities. A Tehsil...
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UNGA President Dennis Francis (right) with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar./File image
President of UN General Assembly Dennis Francis on Monday began a five-day visit to India to discuss with his Indian interlocutors various key issues including geopolitical tensions and New Delhi's engagement with the global body. Delighted to arrive in New Delhi on an auspicious day when...
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Vilas Bhavsar, 60, from Jalgaon in north Maharashtra had vowed in 1992 not to wear any footwear until a grand Ram temple is built in Ayodhya.On Monday, after the new Ram Lalla idol was consecrated at the Ayodhya temple, at an event led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bhavsar wore footwear for...
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The Kerala Education Department has ordered an inquiry into an incident involving the granting of a holiday for a government-aided school in this district on Monday, related to the Ram Temple consecration ceremony. A government statement has said that General Education Minister V Sivankutty...
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Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com decodes Prime Minister Modi's speech after the pran prathistha ceremony in Ayodhya. Read the column here.
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The BJP enters challenging times where it has been given a task to hold onto the values of Ram in running the country as defined by Narendra Modi in Ayodhya today, notes Sheela Bhatt. Read the column here.
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After the country witnessed the grand 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Shri Ram Lalla at Ayodhya's temple on Monday, the city was adorned with 'Ram Jyotis', creating a mesmerising atmosphere symbolising the divine presence of the Lord. Earlier today, the 'Pran Pratishtha' was concluded...
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Pretty as a picture: Army helicopters showered flowers on the Ayodhya temple this morning.
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It's been a tiring and stressful day for security personnel in Ayodhya today. The Uttar Pradesh government implemented a comprehensive plan encompassing advanced security and traffic management measures.After the VVIPs leave it's time for a tired posse of cops to head home.
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No, not Ayodhya, this is at a temple in Ahmedabad. Amit Dave/Reuters
After the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ayodhya's Ram Mandir was completed on Monday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that today's occasion marks the end of 500 years of slavery and shows that anything is possible in India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 500...
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On the day of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, a Muslim woman in Firozabad on Monday gave birth to a child and named him Ram Rahim giving a message of Hindu-Muslim unity. Dr Naveen Jain, the in-charge of the District Women hospital, said that a woman Farzana gave birth to...
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The Press Information Bureau which is coordinating the events in Ayodhya with the media announced a visit to the Ram temple at 6 pm. Tens of journalists have gathered on the Dharmpath waiting for transport to take them to the temple, says Saisuresh Sivaswamy in Ayodhya.Almost an hour and half...
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Live from Ayodhya: Dharm Path is sprinkled with so much water that it looks like it has rained. The water was sprinkled to subdue the dust. All the VIPs have now left the area. Photograph: Rajesh Karekera/Rediff.com
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday visited the Kuber Tila on the Ram temple premises in Ayodhya and offered prayers to Lord Shiva there.He performed 'jalabhishek' (pouring water on the 'Shiva linga') and also did a 'parikrama' (circumambulation) of the temple.The ancient Shiv temple located...
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The Delhi high court has ordered suspension of the operations of a website 'preying on the public's religious beliefs' and deceiving them by allegedly promoting itself as the official platform for delivery of 'prasad' from the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at the Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya.Justice...
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said 13 persons were detained for an alleged assault on a group of persons taking out a vehicle rally in Mira Bhayander area adjoining Mumbai on the eve of the Ram Temple idol consecration in Ayodhya.The clash between members of two...
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A Chennai court on Monday extended the remand of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, arrested by the ED in a money laundering case, till January 29. Principal Sessions Judge S Alli, before whom the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader was produced by the prosecution through video-conferencing from...
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In a timely medical intervention, a mobile hospital of the Indian Air Force's rapid response team saved a devotee who suffered a heart attack while attending the 'pran pratishtha' event at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Monday.After Ramkrishna Srivastava (65) collapsed inside the temple complex, a...
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Pic: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com in Ayodhya
Here's another picture of the dustbins.
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Pic: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com in Ayodhya
The truth behind the cleanliness drive: All the dustbins on Rampath have no base, which means if you throw something into it, the rubbish falls on the ground.
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Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on the Mira Road-Bhayandar incident: About the incident occurred last night at Mira Road: I took detailed info on what happened in Naya Nagar in Mira Bhayender last night itself. Also was constantly in touch with Mira Bhayender CP till 3.30 am. Police...
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A book on Ayodhya, a metal 'diya', a special 'mala' and a scarf bearing the name of Lord Ram are among the items that have been gifted to the guests who attended the consecration ceremony at the temple here on Monday.The gifts were in a bag that had a striking graphic image of the new temple and...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday showered flower petals on the workers who were a part of the construction team at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The Prime Minister also sprinkled flowers on the idol of Jatayu at the Ram Temple premises and also offered prayers to Lord Shiva in...
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PM Narendra Modi breaks his fast after the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony at the Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya. Modi was on a strict diet of only tender coconut water for 11 days ahead of of the consecration.
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PM Modi offers prayers before Lord Shiva in Ayodhya Dham. He then meets the temple construction workers and showers flower petals on them. Modi also unveils statue of 'Jatayu' at the Ram temple premises.
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PM Narendra Modi thanked the Supreme Court of India which paved the way for the construction of the temple by delivering the verdict on November 9, 2019.Ram's existence was questioned... I would like to express my thanks to the Supreme Court for doing justice and the temple was built in...
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Pic: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com in Ayodhya
One of the few shops that are open has this paw-some shopkeeper -- a Labrador called Bozo. Meanwhile, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said Ram Rajya is coming and everyone in the country has to shun disputes.The new Ram Lalla idol was consecrated at the Ayodhya...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses people after the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony at the Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya. I'm shaking from the spiritual experience. Bharat is rising and scripting new history. Ram has come home today.Our Ram has arrived today after wait, patience,...
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Pic: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com in Ayodhya
Tankers spraying water on roads to settle the dust on Rampath. This is being done every 15 minutes today.
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Several Bollywood celebrities attended the Ayodhya Ram Temple Pranpratishtha ceremony today. Directors Rohit Shetty and Rajkumar Hirani, actors Madhuri Dixit Nene, Alia Bhatt-Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif-Vicky Kaushal and Ayushmann Khurrana pose for a photograph at the venue.
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Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath speaking outside the Ram Mandir: I welcome PM Modi, RSS chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat and other dignitaries present here. The entire country has become 'Rammay'. It seems that we have entered Treta Yug.The temple has been built where we had resolved to build it. It's an...
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Poet Kumar Vishwas says, It is a moment of great fortune. People waited for 550 years for this moment...This is a festival of joy... Actor Manoj Joshi breaks down as he gets emotional while listening to him speak about pranpratishtha and Ram Temple movement.
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Uma Bharti and Sadhvi Ritambhara, both of whom played a key part in the Ram Temple movement at Ayodhya. Both the women exchanged hugs and broke down after meeting each other.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi does 'dandavat pranam' at the Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya. The idol of Ram Lalla with lotus eyes was unveiled in the presence of Modi.
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Pic: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com in Ayodhya
A woman dressed as Lord Ram in Ayodhya all the way from Kolkata.
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The new Ram Lalla idol was consecrated at the Ayodhya temple on Monday, an event watched by lakhs of people on television at their homes and in temples across the country. Army helicopters showered flower petals on the newly constructed Janmabhoomi temple as the consecration took...
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The Ram Lalla idol has been unveiled. It is apparently adorned with emerald and ruby jewels and a gold tilak. The idol also holds a gold bow and arrow. PM Narendra Modi, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, and Governor Ananadiben Patel are inside the sanctum sanctorum. The...
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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Shri Ramlalla in the newly-built Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya on Monday. The Prime Minister reached Ayodhya earlier in the day to take part in the auspicious ceremony. The divine moment of...
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A lotus in PM Modi's hand
Ram Mandir pran pratishtha begins. The Ram Lalla idol is gold and saffron amid the strains of 'payoji maine ram ratan dhan payo...' on a shehnai. PM offers a lotus at Ram Lalla's feet. The idol to represent a 5-year-old Lord Ram was carved by Arun Yogiraj.
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Another image of Mohan Bhagwat with Narendra Modi. The pran pratishtha ceremony begins exactly at 12:29:08.
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PM Modi leads rituals along with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. Modi, ahead of the event said he was fortunate to be part of the event.
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and PM Modi begin the prayers at the temple garbha griha. As many as 14 couples from various parts of the country will perform the duty of 'yajmans' (hosts) during the Ram temple consecration ceremony.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins pran pratishtha puja at Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya.
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The Ambanis at Ram Mandir.
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Superstar Rajinikanth at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony.
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PM Narendra Modi arrives at Ram Mandir. The Pran Pratistha of Ram Lalla's idol will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and over 7,000 guests. The ceremony will begin at 12.20 pm and is expected to end by 1 pm. The prime minister will then address the gathering which includes...
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First Anuradha Paudwal and then Shankar Mahadevan (Shri Ramchandra kripalu bhajaman) mesmerize audiences at the venue with the bhajans. Meanwhile, Mukesh and Nita Ambani arrive at the venue.
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Pic: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com in Ayodhya
This, for instance, is one of the numerous bylanes or gallis hitting Rampath. Every single bylane is manned by security and barricaded. So, just on the left of this lane is a small mishtaan selling samosas and jalebis. We are told they were delectable.
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Kevlar bulletproof jackets kept in readiness
Update: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ayodhya on Monday for the consecration ceremony at the newly constructed Ram temple. Just outside the main temple where the VVIPs are seated, singer Sonu Nigam enthralls the 7000- strong audience with a Ram bhajan. The prime minister...
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Industrialists Sunil Bharti Mittal and Anil Ambani arrived in Ayodhya to attend the Pran Pratistha ceremony of Ram Lalla, scheduled later in the day. Also, the members of the Mukesh Ambani family will be present personally at Ayodhya to witness the Pran Pratishtha ceremony. Antilia, the...
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Pic: Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com in Ayodhya
Another dance performance, likely Chhau, on Rampath to keep the crowds engaged.
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Pic: Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com in Ayodhya
Look who's in Ayodhya for Lord Ram's pran pratishtha!
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Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com reporting from Ayodhya says the enitire entire 13-km stretch of Rampath that leads to the Ram Mandir is awash with colour and festivity. People dressed as Ram or Hanuman, people carrying saffron flags, chanting Jai Shri Ram line the roads. All bylanes are...
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Pic: Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com in Ayodhya
The Rampath leading to the mandir has been emptied ahead of PM Modi's arrival. Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath greeted people as he arrived at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Complex in Ayodhya where the Pran Pratishtha ceremony is taking place today. All the...
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Madhur Bhandarkar with Kangana Ranaut
PM Narendra Modi has landed in Ayodhya is now en route to the Ram Mandir. The invitees to the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple continued to arrive at the temple town on Monday morning with locals and devotees gathering on both sides of the road waving saffron flags and dancing to...
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Pic: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com in Ayodhya
RAF personnel request people who do not have passes to move away from the entrance. There is absolutely no way anyone can sneak in to the area in front of the temple where the VVIPs are seated because all bylanes are blocked.
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An earlier image of actors Madhuri Dixit Nene, Vicky Kaushal, Katrina Kaif, Ayushmann Khurrana, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and filmmakers Rajkumar Hirani, Mahaveer Jain and Rohit Shetty as theyleft for Ayodhya.
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Pic: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com in Ayodhya
And the crowd obliges...
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Pic: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com in Ayodhya
Security detail (woman in blue blazer) requests people to move away from the temple gates.
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Actor Kangana Ranaut reaches Ayodhya. Yehi janmbhumi hai param pujya Shri Ram ki, Jai Shri Ram.Other celebrities who have reached Ayodhya include the Bachchans, Anil Ambani, Ram Charan Teja, Chiranjeevi, Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, Actors Madhuri Dixit Nene, Vicky Kaushal,...
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As VIPs stream in at the Ram Mandir main gate the first casualty is the media which gets pushed back. Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com who is in Ayodhya says he and photographer Rajesh Karkera almost managed to squeeze in to the temple but for an alert security guard who realised their passes were...
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Pic: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com in Ayodhya
Almost every house along Rampath has a temple in courtyard.
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Pic: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com in Ayodhya
Super luxe cars like the Mercedes S Class, Landrovers, Maybachs on Ayodhya roads.
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Pic: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com in Ayodhya
A traffic jam of VIPs heading to the Ram temple on Rampath, Ayodhya, on Monday morning. While about 8,000 people are in the long list of invitees, the select list features 506 A-listers, including prominent politicians, leading industrialists, top film stars, sportspersons, diplomats, judges...
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Pic: Rajesh Karkera
Rampath on Monday is cordoned off with heavy security cover. Vehicles carrying VIPs zip past, commandos are on the alert. Devotees are allowed to line up the pavement, under watchful eyes. Shops and establishments that did roaring business till last night are are shut, and one shopkeeper with...
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A boy plays the dumru on Rampath, the arterial road leading to the Ram Temple.
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A devotee blows a conch on Rampath in Ayodhya this morning.
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Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Chief Priest Acharya Satyendra Das on Monday said that with the Pran Pratishtha ceremony, Ram Rajya will begin and all the inequalities will be over. All invitees will be given bells for the aarti. From today, Ram Rajya will begin with Pran Pratishtha. All...
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Ahead of the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Lalla, legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was spotted at Mumbai airport on Monday morning as he headed to Ayodhya. Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha and star cricketers like Anil Kumble and...
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Army helicopters will shower flowers on Ayodhya and 30 artists will play different Indian musical instruments at the temple premises at the time of Aarti at Ram Janmabhoomi temple on Pran Pratishtha day, according to temple authorities.Temple authorities also say that all the guests will be given...
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Five lakh laddus prepared at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain city have reached Ayodhya ahead of the Ram temple consecration ceremony on Monday, an official said. The laddus, weighing about 50 gm each, will be distributed to devotees as prasad on the occasion, he...
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A spiritual leader carrying kumkum' from Maharashtra's Amravati district for the Ram temple consecration ceremony has reached Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, a local religious body representative said. A vehicle laden with 500 kg of kumkum' leaves from Amravati is also en route, he said....
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Photograph: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com
As Lord Ram's temple is set for a grand opening, the banks of the river in Ayodhya erupted with celebration, reports Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com.Read the report here.
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Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif head to Ayodhya
Megastar Chiranjeevi and his son Ram Charan on Monday morning left for Ayodhya ahead of the Pran Pratishtha of the Ram Mandir ceremony.That is really great. Overwhelming. We feel it's a rare opportunity. I feel Lord Hanuman who is my deity, has personally invited me...We are so fortunate to...
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All 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case have surrendered at the Godhra sub jail in Gujarat's Panchmahal district in keeping with the deadline set by the Supreme Court. The 11 convicts surrendered before jail authorities late Sunday night, local Crime Branch inspector NL Desai...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Monday, January 22. The PM has adopted a strict regime, sleeping on the floor and has been consuming only coconut water.10:25 AM: Arrival Ayodhya airport.10:45 AM: Arrival at Ayodhya...
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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, along with his son Abhishek Bachchan, left for Ayodhya on Monday morning to attend the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony. Amitabh and Abhishek were seen leaving Kalina Airport. The 'Don' actor was seen donning a white kurta pyjama paired with a beige Nehru...
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Yogi Adityanath takes a selfie with a sand art sculpture
While more than 7,000 people are on the list of invitees for the event, the select list features 506 A-listers. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, business tycoons Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, and sporting icon Sachin Tendulkar are among the prominent people invited to the...
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A laser show
The Ram temple has been decorated with rich stocks of flowers and special lights and the entire city is drenched in religious fervour. Streetlights on flyovers have been decorated with artwork depicting Lord Ram as well as cutouts of bow and arrow, and ornamental lampposts carry designs themed on...
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The temple town of Ayodhya is all set to welcome Lord Ram with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to participate in the consecration ceremony at the newly constructed Ram Mandir on Monday.The 'Pran Pratishtha' of the idol of Ram Lalla -- the childhood form of Lord Ram -- will be attended by...
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