Ram Temple Inauguration: The nation is waiting with baited breath to witness the inauguration of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya which is set to take place in Ayodhya tomorrow. Ahead of the consecration ceremony, passengers were seen chanting Ram bhajan onboard the flight from Delhi to Ayodhya.
The consecration ceremony is set to take place between 12:15 pm and 12:45 pm in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries, including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, UP Governor Anandiben Patel, and president of the temple trust Mahant Nritya Gopal, on January 22.
Famous Personalities from different fields have been invited to attend the consecration ceremony at the Ram Temple. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, business tycoons Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, and cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar are among the personalities who have received the invitation for the ceremony to be held on Monday.
While about 8,000 people are in the long list of invitees, the select list features 506 A-listers, including prominent politicians, leading industrialists, top film stars, sportspersons, diplomats, judges and high priests, according to PTI. According to the list, which PTI has accessed, Bachchan will fly into Ayodhya in a private chartered plane for the opening of the 161-feet tall pink sandstone shrine.
Meanwhile, a multi-layer security cover is in place in Ayodhya for the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, with 10,000 CCTVs keeping an eye on the movement of people and police personnel in plain clothes deployed at the venue, as reported by news agency PTI.
From Dharampath and Rampath in Ayodhya, which are witnessing a huge influx of devotees, to bylanes of the Hanumangarhi area and Asharfi Bhavan road, policemen can be seen patrolling the streets. Cops of the Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) had also conducted patrolling in Ayodhya on Saturday.