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Ayodhya for the consecration ceremony at the newly constructed Ram temple. The ceremony, which will include the Ramotsav and pran pratishtha rituals, is set to take place tomorrow with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the main yajman.

Narendra Modi on January 21 visited Arichalmunai, the southern tip of Tamil Nadu, as part of his Ramayana-connect tour in the state. The PM paid floral tributes at the seashore and engaged in 'pranayama' (breathing exercise), also offering prayers using the seawater. Track LIVE Updates here Modi, who spent the night in Rameswaram, journeyed to Arichalmunai, believed to be the location where Ram Setu was built.

Ayodhya on 22 January, in several cities, bridges, temples, roads have been lit up to celebrate the grand opening. Mumbai's Bandra-Worli Sea Link also jumped on the bandwagon to celebrate on Saturday night with Lord Ram's image seen illuminated on the sea bridge. Mumbai Bandra-Worli Sea Link is a cable-stayed bridge with eight lanes and a length of roughly 5.6 kilometers which links Worli in South Mumbai with Bandra in the Western Suburbs of Mumbai.

AIIMS) and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi have announced a half-day closure of its offices and institutions on January 22, 2024, as Ram Lalla 'Pran Pratishtha' at Ayodhya will be celebrated across India. However, all critical clinical services will continue their operations. «The Government of India has declared Monday, January 22, 2024, a half day closing till 14.30 hrs, vide OM ref: F.No.12/7/2023- JCA, DOPT dated January 18, 2024, as Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha at Ayodhya will be celebrated across India,» the premier medical institute said in a circular. «It is notified for information of all the employees that the institute will remain half day closed till 14.30 hrs on January 22, 2024. All Chiefs of Centres, Heads of the Departments, Units and Branch Officers are requested to bring this to the notice of all staff working under them,» they added.

Ayodhya are full and the shops have run out of gold-plated idols, as wealthy devotees prepare for the invite-only opening ceremony of one of holiest temples. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani are among the 8,000 or so attendees at Monday's inauguration event for the Ram Temple, which devotees believe is built on the birthplace of Lord Ram, a sacred Hindu deity. The construction of the temple, which began after the Supreme Court awarded the site to Hindus in 2019 more than two decades after a Hindu mob razed a mosque there, triggering deadly riots, fulfils a key campaign promise of Modi and his nationalist party. The opening ceremony, organised by the trust that built the temple, comes months before a national election which the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is widely expected to win, and the who's who of India is expected to be there. «It's become like a status symbol to be invited to this event,» said Rajan Mehra, CEO of Indian luxury charter service Club One Air, adding that his fleet, which includes the Dassault Falcon 2000, is booked to make multiple trips next week. Officials estimate 100 private jets will descend on Jan. 22 on Ayodhya airport, filling it to capacity.

Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust released breath-taking images of the newly built temple. The temple trust shared the inside pictures of the mandir on its official X handle. Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra is a trust set up for the construction and management of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya by the government in February 2020. With just two days left for the mega event in Ayodhya, the whole country is eagerly waiting for the inauguration ceremony of the Ram Temple. The idol of Ram Lalla was placed in the 'Garbha Griha' of the Ram Temple on Friday amid joyous chants of 'Jai Shri Ram.' Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform rituals to mark the 'Pran Pratishtha' while a team of priests, led by Lakshmikant Dixit, will lead the main rituals.

LIVE Updates here The new images show the inside of the ornate temple lit up and decorated with flowers ahead of the consecration ceremony. The first photo of the new Ram Lalla idol, covered with a cloth, emerged on social media late on January 18 night. Subsequently, images without the cover circulated on various social media platforms.

Union Home minister Amit Shah said that on January 22 Prime minister Narendra Modi in Ayodhya will do the Pran Pratishtha (consecration) of Ram Lalla, who was disrespectfully out of his home for almost 550 years. Shah while attending the passing out parade of Assam Police commandos in Guwahati said, «I want to congratulate you all, on January 22 our Prime minister will do the Pran Pratishtha (consecration) of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya. After staying away from his home disrespectfully for almost 550 years, Narendra Modi j.e will do the consecration and will establish the Lord in the large temple.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Arichal Munai point, the point from where the Ram Setu was built, on Sunday morning, a day ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya. The Prime Minister is scheduled to visit the Ram Setu's origin point at 9:30 am. At 10:15 am, PM Modi will perform puja at Sri Kothandarama Swamy temple. The name Kothandarama means Rama with the bow.

Lok Sabha polls, the BJP will run a mass connect programme between February 4 and 11, with its 30 lakh members expected to reach out to seven lakh rural polling booths and all urban booths during the period. The BJP has named its rural outreach "Gaon Chalo", with party president J P Nadda launching a workshop for its members on Saturday.

Sonowal on Saturday said the country is moving towards an integrated approach where the Ayush system of medicine will be used along with the modern ones. The minister also laid the foundation stone for 'Ayush Diksha', a first-of-its-kind centre for the development of human resources for ayush professionals in future. The centre will be developed on the campus of Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bhubaneswar.

Delhi government offices will remain closed for half a day on January 22 on the occasion of the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. The consecration ceremony of the Ram Lalla idol in Ayodhya will be held on January 22 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other dignitaries in attendance.

S Jaishankar met with his Maldivian counterpart Moosa Zameer on the sidelines of NAM Summit and held a “frank conversation” on India-Maldives ties. Withdrawal of Indian military personnel from Maldives and India’s solution to address situation was among the key talking points.

Ayodhya is set to host a unique treasure, a Ramayana edition priced at ₹1.65 lakh, in time for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Mandir on January 22. Bookseller Manoj Sati brought this special edition to Ayodhya. Crafted with exquisite materials, the book's design mirrors the three floors of the under-construction Ram Temple.

devotee from Lucknow on Friday handed over '56 bhog prasad' that would be offered to Ram Lalla 'first' after the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22. Sajal Gupta said that he was told by Ram Temple's chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das that the first prasad, which would be offered to Lord Ram after the Pran Pratishtha, would be given by him. «I have brought this 56 bhog prasad from Lucknow.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma «the most corrupt Chief Minister of the country», Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Assam CM can give guidance to other Chief Ministers of the BJP on how to carry out corruption in their respective states. Rahul Gandhi also stated that Chief Minister Sarma follows direct orders from the Centre and Assam is being directly run by the BJP-led Centre. Addressing the public in Lakhimpur, Rahul Gandhi said, «We say that Assam will not be run from Delhi, it will be run from here. Your (Assam) CM is the most corrupt CM in the country.

circular read. The Ayodhya Ram temple's consecration ceremony is being held after the first phase of the temple’s construction, made possible by a historic Supreme Court judgment in 2019 on the temple-mosque dispute. The “pran pratishtha" event is set to take place on January 22.

Ayodhya Ram temple opening: The Maharashtra government has reportedlt declared a public holiday on the day of the inauguration of Ayodhya's Ram Mandir on January 22. A notice declaring the state-wide holiday was shared by news agency ANI on Friday. The Ayodhya Ram Temple's 'pran pratishtha' ceremony is set to take place with grandeur on January 22.

Ayodhya Ram Temple news: The face of the Ram Lalla's idol at the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi temple was revealed on Friday. The first image of the Ram Lalla idol became public just three days before the 'pran pratishtha' ceremony here on January 22. In the picture released by Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), Ram Lalla is in a standing posture.

The entire nation will be joining in the celebration of the Ram temple consecration ceremony on January 22. To allow the people of Madhya Pradesh to actively participate in the festivities, all state government offices and institutes will remain closed until 2.30 pm on January 22, as mentioned in the notification.

made-in-India chip will be out by December, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said here, crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for developing a very strong semiconductor industry in the country in a short span of time with focus on the entire ecosystem. Speaking to PTI at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024, the minister said PM Modi launched a semiconductor policy in January 2022, adding that when he met senior representatives of the industry here, the one thing they all were surprised about was how this much work could be done in such a short time. «They all appreciated the policy and the fact that PM Modi has always stressed on creating a comprehensive ecosystem because not many countries have this kind of policy and therefore they could not get such success,» he said. The Minister for Communications as well as Electronics and Information Technology said the prime minister has always focussed on developing an ecosystem where there is a lot of focus on talent. «MoUs (Memoranda of Understanding) with 104 universities are already in place, their course curriculum are being revised, there is a lot of focus on design with a separate investment scheme. »Many design companies have got the benefit and they are gradually coming up in the value chain.