Devotees Show Up As Lord Ram, Hanuman As First Flight Leaves From Ahmedabad To Ayodhya — WATCH

Devotees showed up as Lord Ram, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman as they took the first flight from Ahmedabad to Ayodhya ahead of the temple consecration ceremony.

Devotees dressed as Lord Ram, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman left from Ahmedabad to Ayodhya in the first flight. ( Image Source :ANI )

Ahead of the Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, devotees are starting to leave for the holy city in Uttar Pradesh. A video captured the enthusiastic celebration of devotees taking the first flight to Ayodhya from Ahmedabad. The footage showed devotees dressed as Lord Ram, Lakshman, Sita, and Hanuman celebrationg at the Ahmedabad Airport along with airport staff and other passengers. 

#WATCH | Gujarat: As the first flight for Ayodhya leaves from Ahmedabad, passengers arrive at the airport dressed as Lord Ram, Lakshman, Sita, and Hanuman. pic.twitter.com/3EviO4mxzV

— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2024

Meanwhile, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister VK Singh along with other senior officials flagged off the first tri-weekly flights between Ahmedabad and Ayodhya. Scindia said, "Uttar Pradesh had only 6 airports in 2014, and now the state has 10 airports including Ayodhya airport. By the next year, UP will have 5 more airports. One airport each in Azamgarh, Aligarh, Moradabad, Shravasti, and Chitrakoot will be inaugurated in the next month. An international level airport will also be ready in Jewar by the end of this year."

#WATCH | Union Civil Aviation Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia says, "...Uttar Pradesh had only 6 airports in 2014, and now the state has 10 airports including Ayodhya airport. By the next year, UP will have 5 more airports. One airport each in Azamgarh, Aligarh, Moradabad,… pic.twitter.com/LwUAU2050s

— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2024

"We started the first flight between Ayodhya and Delhi on 30th December operated by IndiGo and Air India Express. Today we are going to connect Ayodhya with Ahmedabad", Scindia added according to ANI.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath joined the ministers officials to flag off the first tri-weekly flights between Ahmedabad and Ayodhya in Lucknow.

#WATCH | Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath receives the boarding pass for the first tri-weekly flights between Ahmedabad and Ayodhya. pic.twitter.com/eKRjmRqGdy

— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2024

The 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of the Ram Temple will be held on January 22. Vedic rituals for the Pran-Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya will begin on January 16, a week before the main ceremony.

A priest from Varanasi, Lakshmi Kant Dixit, will perform the main rituals of the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla on January 22. From January 14 to January 22, Ayodhya will mark the Amrit Mahotsav. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the installation of the idol of Ram Lalla at the grand temple on January 22.

However, devotees won't be able to have 'darshan' of the Ram Temple when the consecration ceremony of the temple is scheduled to be held in Ayodhya, said Lucknow Additional Director General of Police, Piyush Mordia on Tuesday. Only those invited will be able to attend the ceremony, he added. 

In preparation for the inauguration of the Ram temple scheduled for January 22, the Yogi government has deployed officials from various districts to Ayodhya, in a move to expedite and closely supervise the ongoing preparations for the grand event.