On the first anniversary of the bhoomi pujan for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, a special prayer was held at the Ram Lalla temple which was attended by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday. At the special function, Lord Ram Lalla was clad in yellow clothes and a special bhog was also offered to Him.
“Yogi Adityanath participated in a small religious function held at the Ram Lalla temple, which was also attended by many local saints and mahants,” a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party said.
The Chief Minister reached Ayodhya 45 minutes before his scheduled programme and upon reaching there he discussed the progress of different development projects with officers at Yatri Niwas. He also enquired about the progress of the construction of Ram temple from the officials and members of the Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Nyas.
After the meeting, Yogi reached the Ram Janmabhoomi complex and participated in religious rituals organised to mark the completion of one year of bhoomi pujan for the construction of Ram temple. Later he did darshan of Ram Lalla and took part in the aarti and performed the puja. On August 5, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation for a grand Ram temple at the Ram Janmabhoomi premises.
The chief priest of Ram Janmabhoomi, Acharya Satyendra Das, said that today being a special day, there was a rush of devotees but no one was stopped from darshan and Covid protocol was strictly adhered to.
A trustee of Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Anil Mishra, said almost 60 per cent of the foundation work was over and by the end of this year the construction of the temple would start. He said the construction was going as per plan and the temple would be completed by 2025.