New Delhi: The grand opening of the Ram temple in Ayodhya may help the town attract at least 50 million tourist a year — higher than religious tourism hotspots of Golden Temple and Tirupati Temple — as massive spend on infrastructure such as airports will put the once out-of-the-way town in Uttar Pradesh on the…
Ayodhya: The new Ram Lalla idol was consecrated at the Ayodhya temple on Monday, an event watched by lakhs of people on television at their homes and in temples across the country. Army helicopters showered flower petals on the newly constructed Janmabhoomi temple as the consecration took place. “The extraordinary moment of the consecration of…
Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed Pran Pratishtha rituals as Ram Lalla’s idol was unveiled for the world at Ayodhya Ram Temple on Monday UP Governor Anandiben Patel, CM Yogi Adityanath, and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat also forms part of ‘Prana Pratishta’ at the ‘garbh griha’ (sanctum sanctorum) of the temple as PM Modi performs…
Nagaon: High drama prevailed in Assam’s Haiboragaon on Monday after authorities did not allow Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit the Sri Sri Sankar Dev Satra temple in Bordua near here. Gandhi and other Congress leaders were stopped at Haiboragaon and not allowed to proceed further. The former Congress chief was scheduled to visit and…
New Dellhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the “historic moment” of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya will enrich the Indian heritage and culture and take the country’s development journey to new heights. Modi’s remarks came in response to President Droupadi Murmu’s two-page letter to him ahead of the…
Abuja: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that India today is proud of its traditions, its culture and its history as he underlined that there are very few civilisations who have survived as a modern nation and “we are one of them”. Jaishankar, who arrived in Nigeria after attending the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)…
Ayodhya: The temple town of Ayodhya is all set to welcome Lord Ram with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to participate in the consecration ceremony at the newly constructed Ram Mandir on Monday. The ‘Pran Pratishtha’ of the idol of Ram Lalla — the childhood form of Lord Ram — will be attended by people…
Hong Kong: Man Singh became only the second Indian man to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Marathon Championships as he won the race with a personal best time here on Sunday. The 34-year-old Man Singh clocked two hours, 14 minutes and 19 seconds (2:14:19) to win the competition. His earlier best was 2:16:58,…
Ayodhya: A multi-layer security cover is in place in Ayodhya for the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, with 10,000 CCTV cameras and drones equipped with artificial intelligence keeping an eye on the movement of people and police personnel in plain clothes deployed at the venue. From Dharam Path and Ram Path here, which are…
Ayodhya (UP): Ayodhya is the “original land” of Jainism and the community is looking forward to the development of the holy city with the consecration of the Ram temple, Jain seers said here. “There are 24 Tirthankaras in Jainism, out of which the first Tirthankara Lord Rishabhdev was born in Ayodhya. After him, four Tirthankaras…
