Ayodhya temple is decked up on the eve of the flag-hoisting event
AYODHYA: PM Narendra Modi will ceremonially hoist a saffron flag atop Ram temple in Ayodhya to mark its formal completion Tuesday, twenty-two months after he presided over the consecration ceremony of the Ram Lalla idol.The right-angled flag, measuring 10 feet in height and 20 feet in length, depicts a radiant Sun with ‘Om’ inscribed on it along with the image of Kovidara tree. “The programme will take place on the auspicious Panchami date of Shukla Paksha in the month of Margashirsha, coinciding with Abhijit Muhurat of Shri Ram and Maa Sita’s Vivah Panchami, a day symbolising divine union,” the PM office said in a release.PM Modi will visit Saptmandir, housing temples dedicated to Maharshi Vashishtha, Maharshi Vishwamitra, Maharshi Agastya, Maharshi Valmiki, Devi Ahilya, Nishadraj Guha, and Mata Shabari, the PMO release added. This will be followed by a visit to Sheshavtar Mandir.On the eve of the ceremony, Ayodhya wore a festive look, with dignitaries and devotees descending on the temple town. “We have invited 6,000 individuals from the middle and lower middle class from Purvanchal (eastern UP) and the Awadh region,” said Ram temple trust general secretary Champat Rai.An additional 900 invitees are those involved with the temple works in various capacities, apart from a few select guests who donated magnanimously for the construction. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, UP governor Anandiben Patel and CM Yogi Adityanath will be at during the ‘dhawajarohan’ ceremony.”We have invited a large nu-mber of people from backward classes and scheduled castes to represent society in a fair manner. Similarly, people from the minority communities too will attend,” said a senior functionary associated with the event.
