New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath visited Ayodhya on Saturday to check preparation for the upcoming foundation laying ceremony for the Ram temple at the Ram Janmabhoomi site. The CM also offered prayers at the site and held a meeting with members of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and local administration regarding the ceremony which is scheduled on August 5. ALSO READ| Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan Tests Positive For Covid-19, Goes Into Isolation

The construction of the temple will begin after the stone laying or Bhoomi Pujan ceremony.  According to Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, president of the temple trust Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone.

A report by ANI says that other ministers from different states, union cabinet, and the Chief of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will also be present at the event. The report also says that celebrations will be held similar to the festival of Diwali.

Reports also say due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ceremony might see a smaller gathering. There are also plans to broadcast the ceremony live across the country.

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Due to rising Covid 19 cases in the country which has at present reached a total of 13,36,861 including 4,56,071 active cases, a petition was filed in the Allahabad Court seeking a stay on the ceremony.

The plea which was filed by Delhi-based lawyer Saket Gokhale said that an estimate of around 200 people will attend the ceremony which not only increases the risk of infection but is also against the Centre’s policy regarding Covid 19 safety. But the court dismissed the plea saying that the claim was 'based on fiction.'