'No other place as holy', says passenger as inaugural flight lands in Ayodhya

'No other place as holy', says passenger as inaugural flight lands in Ayodhya

The first flight that took off from Delhi for the newly constructed Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, landed at Ayodhya Airport and passengers deboarded the plane. Baskar Shukla, one of the passengers said, ” This place is holy and sacred. This is Lord Ram’s place, there is no other place which is as holy as this…those … Read more

CPI(M) in Kerala says Congress’s ambivalence about attending Ayodhya Ram temple consecration will subvert secular ideal of INDIA bloc

CPI(M) in Kerala says Congress’s ambivalence about attending Ayodhya Ram temple consecration will subvert secular ideal of INDIA bloc

CPI(M) Kerala secretary M.V. Govindan (file) | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT A meeting of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] State secretariat on December 29 (Friday) reportedly drew a bleak political inference that the Congress’s alleged ambivalence about attending the consecration of the Ram temple at Ayodhya would subvert the anti-Hindutva politics that lay at … Read more

Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at Hanumangarhi in Ayodhya, inspects construction of Ram temple

Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at Hanumangarhi in Ayodhya, inspects construction of Ram temple

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath on Wednesday visited the temple town of Ayodhya to inspect the ongoing construction work of the Ram Temple in the city. During his visit to the town, he also prayed at the Hanumangarhi and Ram Temple. Notably, the construction of the temple is in the final stages. Prime Minister … Read more

US temples to organise week-long celebrations of Ram Mandir inauguration

US temples to organise week-long celebrations of Ram Mandir inauguration

Temples across the US are preparing week-long celebrations in North America to commemorate the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22 next year, a top official representing these temples has said. “It’s our fortune and blessings to us that we are part of this phenomenon and the temple of our dreams is … Read more

Ayodhya deepotsav sets Guinness record; Uttar Pradesh CM, Governor attend

Ayodhya deepotsav sets Guinness record; Uttar Pradesh CM, Governor attend

Ram ki Pouri is illuminated during deepotsav in Ayodhya on November 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on November 11 participated in pulling a chariot in Ayodhya carrying artistes depicting the return of the deities Ram, Sita and Lakshman after 14 years of exile amid deepotsav celebrations, with Ayodhya … Read more

Ram Lalla’s idol to be placed on 8-ft-tall gold-plated throne inside Ayodhya temple

Ram Lalla’s idol to be placed on 8-ft-tall gold-plated throne inside Ayodhya temple

A view of the carvings inside Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, in Ayodhya on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI The idol of Ram Lalla will be placed on an eight-feet-tall gold-plated marble throne inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust said on Tuesday. … Read more

My Hindu faith guides me as Prime Minister of U.K., says Rishi Sunak

My Hindu faith guides me as Prime Minister of U.K., says Rishi Sunak

British Prime Minsiter Rishi Sunak performing an ‘aarti’ on stage, with Hindu spiritual leader Morari Bapu, at Jesus College, University of Cambridge. | Photo Credit: Facebook/Chitrakutdham Talgajarda Morari Bapu U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday, August 15, 2012, that his Hindu faith guides him in every aspect of his life and gives him … Read more

Ayodhya mosque project hangs in balance over lack of funds and other hurdles

Ayodhya mosque project hangs in balance over lack of funds and other hurdles

A view of the site allotted for the construction of mosque at Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh. File | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Members of the Indo-Islamic Culture Foundation (IICF) — the committee formed by the Sunni Central Waqf Board to manage the construction of the mosque in Ayodhya — are planning to request the Uttar Pradesh Government for … Read more

U.P. government gives push to development projects in Ayodhya

U.P. government gives push to development projects in Ayodhya

With the Ram temple in Ayodhya likely to be completed by early 2024, the U.P. government is developing many allied infrastructure projects to make the temple town a tourism hub With the Ram temple in Ayodhya likely to be completed by early 2024, the U.P. government is developing many allied infrastructure projects to make the … Read more

In UP Budget, lion’s share earmarked for religious and cultural projects in Kashi, Ayodhya, Vindhya, Chitrakoot

In UP Budget, lion’s share earmarked for religious and cultural projects in Kashi, Ayodhya, Vindhya, Chitrakoot

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath highlighted the provision to set aside Rs 100 crore for preparations for the 2025 Maha Kumbh soon after the 2022-23 annual Budget was tabled in the Assembly. The Rs 6-lakh-crore Budget’s religious, regional, and cultural focus was evident as Adityanath highlighted the government’s aim to present the upcoming Maha … Read more