consecration ceremony at the Ram Mandir. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to the people to light special diyas -- Shri Ram Jyoti -- in their homes to celebrate the day as 'Deepawali'. Ayodhya is getting decked up for the 'pran pratishtha' at the grand Ram temple.
The grand consecration ceremony of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir is scheduled for January 22. Addressing a mega public gathering in Ayodhya, PM Modi said the whole world is eagerly waiting for January 22. "This historic moment has very fortunately come into our lives.
We have to make a new resolve for the country and fill ourselves with new energy. For this, I urge all the 140 crore countrymen to light Shri Ram Jyoti in their homes on January 22 and celebrate Deepavali," the Prime Minister said. The Ram Temple complex, built in the traditional Nagara style, will be 380 feet in length (east-west direction), 250 feet in width, and 161 feet in height.
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