Ayodhya Dazzles As Thousands Of Diyas Lit Around Images Of Lord Ram, PM Modi
NDTV
People queued up at the open ground to light the diyas placed around the images of Lord Ram holding a 'bow and arrow' and 'Jai Shree Ram' written in Hindi. A portrait of Prime Minister Modi was also made with the diyas.
Ahead of the grand consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple, diyas or earthen lamps, painted in different colours, formed images of Lord Ram and the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple at the Saket University in Ayodhya.
People queued up at the open ground to light the diyas placed around the images of Lord Ram holding a 'bow and arrow' and 'Jai Shree Ram' written in Hindi. A portrait of Prime Minister Modi was also made with the diyas.
Around 14 lakh diyas have been used to depict Lord Ram, the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, the portrait of Prime Minister Modi and to write 'Jai Shree Ram'. The diyas placed around the depictions have been lit to illuminate the ground.
Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Chaubey will be present at the event which marks the ending of the 'Ram Parakrami Rath Yatra', which began its journey from Bihar's Siddheshwar on Thursday and will commence at Ayodhya today.
