Ayodhya Groundbreaking Event

Two Madhya Pradesh officials were transferred on Friday after BJP's National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya questioned the police action against traders and the local youth of the state's Khargone district for celebrating the groundbreaking ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya with fireworks on the streets.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi this afternoon laid a 40-kg silver brick in Ayodhya to symbolise the construction of Ram Temple, months after the site in Ram Janmabhoomi - disputed for decades- was handed over to Hindus last year by the Supreme Court. In his address at the grand groundbreaking event, PM Modi amid slogans of "Bharat Mata ki Jai'' and '...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid a 40-kg silver brick for a grand Ram temple at Ayodhya after participating in a "Bhoomi Pujan" or groundbreaking ceremony attended mostly by spiritual leaders. "It is an emotional moment for India. A long wait of centuries ends, Lord Ram's birthplace liberated. A grand temple will now be built for Lord Ram wh...

The spot of worship or the pooja area at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's house today has a traditional kolam or rangoli on Lord Ram, on a day when the groundbreaking ceremony for a Ram temple in Ayodhya will be held.

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti, who on Monday said she would avoid the Ram Temple groundbreaking event in Ayodhya as a precaution against coronavirus, this morning said she would attend the grand event.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to Ayodhya -- 29 years after his last visit to the temple town -- to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ram Temple at the site that was disputed for decades until the Supreme Court handed over ownership to Hindus last year. The Uttar Pradesh government said that PM Modi is the first prime minister to v...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to Ayodhya after 29 years today for the "Bhoomi Pujan" or groundbreaking ceremony for a Ram temple. PM Modi, in a gold kurta and white dhoti, left by special aircraft for the mega ceremony that saw him lay a 40-kg silver brick later today to mark the symbolic start of a grand temple at what many believe ...

Ahead of the Ayodhya Ram Temple event, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said the temple's construction under the leadership of the Prime Minister was sure to bring good fortune and urged people to light earthen lamps on the eve and the day of the groundbreaking ceremony.

Veteran BJP leader Uma Bharti, a stalwart of the Ram temple movement, tweeted today that she would travel to Ayodhya but avoid the groundbreaking event on Wednesday as a precaution against the coronavirus. She said she would visit the site of the temple only after the event was over.

A day after Dalit Spiritual leader Mahamandelshwar Kanhaiya Prabhunandan Giri questioned his exclusion from the Ayodhya Ram Temple groundbreaking ceremony, BSP president Mayawati today said an invitation would have been in keeping with the "Constitutional intention of setting up a casteless society".

The Delhi BJP will install giant LED screens across the city for people to watch groundbreaking ceremony for a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5, and will celebrate the occasion by lighting diyas, party leader Adesh Kumar Gupta said Thursday.

A priest and 14 policemen on duty at Ayodhya's Ram Janambhoomi complex, where the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ram temple is expected to be held on August 5, have tested positive for coronavirus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the ceremony along with 50 VIPs.

Two Madhya Pradesh officials were transferred on Friday after BJP's National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya questioned the police action against traders and the local youth of the state's Khargone district for celebrating the groundbreaking ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya with fireworks on the streets.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi this afternoon laid a 40-kg silver brick in Ayodhya to symbolise the construction of Ram Temple, months after the site in Ram Janmabhoomi - disputed for decades- was handed over to Hindus last year by the Supreme Court. In his address at the grand groundbreaking event, PM Modi amid slogans of "Bharat Mata ki Jai'' and '...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid a 40-kg silver brick for a grand Ram temple at Ayodhya after participating in a "Bhoomi Pujan" or groundbreaking ceremony attended mostly by spiritual leaders. "It is an emotional moment for India. A long wait of centuries ends, Lord Ram's birthplace liberated. A grand temple will now be built for Lord Ram wh...

The spot of worship or the pooja area at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's house today has a traditional kolam or rangoli on Lord Ram, on a day when the groundbreaking ceremony for a Ram temple in Ayodhya will be held.

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti, who on Monday said she would avoid the Ram Temple groundbreaking event in Ayodhya as a precaution against coronavirus, this morning said she would attend the grand event.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to Ayodhya -- 29 years after his last visit to the temple town -- to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ram Temple at the site that was disputed for decades until the Supreme Court handed over ownership to Hindus last year. The Uttar Pradesh government said that PM Modi is the first prime minister to v...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to Ayodhya after 29 years today for the "Bhoomi Pujan" or groundbreaking ceremony for a Ram temple. PM Modi, in a gold kurta and white dhoti, left by special aircraft for the mega ceremony that saw him lay a 40-kg silver brick later today to mark the symbolic start of a grand temple at what many believe ...

Ahead of the Ayodhya Ram Temple event, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said the temple's construction under the leadership of the Prime Minister was sure to bring good fortune and urged people to light earthen lamps on the eve and the day of the groundbreaking ceremony.

Veteran BJP leader Uma Bharti, a stalwart of the Ram temple movement, tweeted today that she would travel to Ayodhya but avoid the groundbreaking event on Wednesday as a precaution against the coronavirus. She said she would visit the site of the temple only after the event was over.

A day after Dalit Spiritual leader Mahamandelshwar Kanhaiya Prabhunandan Giri questioned his exclusion from the Ayodhya Ram Temple groundbreaking ceremony, BSP president Mayawati today said an invitation would have been in keeping with the "Constitutional intention of setting up a casteless society".

The Delhi BJP will install giant LED screens across the city for people to watch groundbreaking ceremony for a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5, and will celebrate the occasion by lighting diyas, party leader Adesh Kumar Gupta said Thursday.

A priest and 14 policemen on duty at Ayodhya's Ram Janambhoomi complex, where the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ram temple is expected to be held on August 5, have tested positive for coronavirus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the ceremony along with 50 VIPs.