Ayodhya Ram Mandir gets 1.8 kg ‘silver broom’ as present | Watch video
ANI. In the video footage, devotees can be seen leading a march with the silver broom lifted high and adorned with garlands. Devotees gathered at Rampath for the darshan of Ram Lalla at Ram Temple in Ayodhya, despite prevailing cold wave conditions in Uttar Pradesh.
As per the temple trust's new timings, the Shringaar aarti of the Ram Lalla idol will be held at 4:30 am while the Mangala prayer will be performed at 6:30 am. Thereafter, devotees are permitted to visit the temple for darshan from 7 am onwards. A footage from the site shows a large number of devotees draped in warm clothes headed to the Ram Temple to seek blessings from Lord Rama amidst high security.
Cold wave fails to deter these devotees who seek darshan of Ram Lalla. Uttar Pradesh has been grappling with dense fog conditions that are likely to continue until January 31 according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast. This has led to reduced visibility in the night and morning hours.
Western disturbance is expected to bring rainfall over the state from January 31 until February 2. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Gorakhpur on Saturday, January 28, for the first time after the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ram Temple on January 22, as per a press release. The CM received grand welcome as youths, women, elders and children danced and waved the saffron flag with the image of Shri Ram on it to greet the 'Gorakshpeethadhishwar.' The crowd chanted 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Thanks Yogiji' amid the beating of drums all the while.
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