Ram Mandir Inauguration Half-day holiday for Delhi govt schools

The Delhi government has declared a half-day holiday for all government and government-aided schools till 2.30 pm. In an official circular, Bhupesh Chaudary, Delhi’s Director of Education, said this only applies to schools running in the general and morning shifts. However, schools running in the shift will start at 2.30 pm and run till 5.30 pm.The Tamil Nadu government has hit back at Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s claims that the state has prohibited the live telecast of Ayodhya Ram Mandir programmes scheduled for January 22.

P Sekar Babu, Tamil Nadu Minister for Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments, dismissed these allegations and criticised Sitharaman for “purposefully propagating this erroneous information”. Read more.The NDMC has adorned key locations in Lutyens’ Delhi with captivating flower boards to celebrate the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, its vice-chairman Satish Upadhyay said on Sunday.

He added that prominent locations, including Khan Market, BKS Marg, Connaught Place, Mandi House roundabout, PM House roundabout, Malcha Marg Market, Yashwant Place Market, Dilli Haat, Birla Mandir and 11 Murti, have been decorated. Upadhyay said the “headquarters of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is also illuminated with radiance” in view of the auspicious occasion.

In anticipation of the consecration ceremony at Ayodhya’s Ram temple on Monday, January 22, authorities have implemented advanced security measures, employing cutting-edge technology to safeguard the sacred event and the devotees in attendance.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will spend five hours in Ayodhya as the consecration ceremony or ‘pran pratishtha’ of Ram Temple will happen on Monday, January 22. Over 8,000 special invitees will witness the grand event outside the ‘garbh griha’ or sanctum sanctorum.Temples in Puducherry will livestream the consecration of the Lord Ram temple at Ayodhya on their premises after the territorial government issued circulars directing them to make arrangements, official sources told PTI on Sunday.

The temple management is gearing up to perform customary rituals for the idols of Lord Ram and his consort, Goddess Sita, before the live telecast, the sources said. Chief Minister N Rangasamy, other Ministers and legislators would be among those who would virtually watch the consecration event at a local Vishnu temple, official sources said.

The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has got ‘mahaprasad’ prepared for the VIPs coming to attend the consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on Monday. More than 20,000 packets of ‘mahaprasad’, which has been prepared with pure ghee, five types of dry fruits, sugar, gram flour (‘besan’) is being handed over to the Trust for the guest after the ceremony, an official said.The AAP government in Delhi is inspired by the concept of “Ram Rajya” and draws motivation from it in providing various facilities to the people of the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday. Kejriwal made the remarks at the three-day Ramlila event being organised by the Delhi government’s Art, Culture and Languages department. The conclusion of the event, which began on Saturday, will coincide with the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.Engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Sunday said that it has designed and built the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The much-awaited Ram temple consecration will be held on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the rituals, following which the shrine will be opened to the public a day later.As mandated by the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Larsen & Toubro has successfully designed and built the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple, establishing a new milestone in architectural grandeur, the construction firm said in a statement.

The temple stands within a 70-acre complex, with its design rooted in the ancient Nagara style of architecture.Attired in vibrant colours with a big turban on his head and silver jewellery embellishing his hand and feet, a man plays mellifluous tunes on his bamboo flute to the praise of Lord Krishna in the land of Lord Ram. Meet Swami Adbhut from Ujjain, who has been dressing up in Lord Krishan’s attire for the past 16 years. He claimed that he maintains this appearance throughout the day.“The entire world is imbued in the spirit of Lord Krishna. Both Lord Ram and Lord Krishna are manifestations of the same divine essence,” he said, adding that he is in Ayodhya for the consecration event of January 22 and to “behold the divine presence of the Lord”. While in Ayodhya, he displays an image of Lord Krishna and plays his flute while keeping the rhythm by jingling his anklets.Actor Kangana Ranaut says it’s her “good fortune” to be invited for the Ram temple consecration ceremony on Monday. The 36-year-old actor on Sunday met her spiritual guru Rambhadracharya and participated in a yagya at a temple in Ayodhya.