Ram temple coverage: DD to install about 40 cameras, do 4K live broadcast
cameras will be installed by Doordarshan at various locations in Ayodhya, including the new Ram temple complex, for live coverage of the consecration ceremony which will be broadcast in cutting-edge 4K technology, a top official has said. Besides the main temple premises, the national broadcaster will beam live visuals on different channels from Ram ki Paidi near Saryu ghat, Jatayu statue at Kuber Tila, among other locations.
«Like the G20...when we had done 4K transmission, this time also, Doordarshan will do it in 4K (broadcast technology)… The entire coverage will be live and broadcast in different languages, and on different channels.
And, private channels will also get the feed via Doordarshan,» Ministry of Information and Broadcasting secretary Apurva Chandra told.
The 4K technology offers a much higher number of pixels resulting in enhanced visual quality for viewers.
The 'pran pratishtha' of the Ram temple in Ayodhya will take place on January 22, which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries.
More than 7,000 guests have been invited by the Ram temple trust, including eminent personalities from various fields, and a large number of sadhus and seers from across the country.
Ahead of the mega ceremony, the Uttar Pradesh government and the Ayodhya administration have pulled out all the stops and the holy city is getting decked up for the big day.
Chandra and the entire DD team which will be here on the day of the consecration ceremony visited Ayodhya earlier this week to take stock of preparations for the coverage.
«We are getting to see a lot enthusiasm here for the January 22 'pran pratishtha' ceremony. Doordarshan has done all the preparations for it. Around 250 staff from
