Ram temple in Ayodhya opens doors for public

The doors of the Ram temple in Ayodhya opened to the general public on Tuesday a day after the consecration of the new Ram Lalla idol reported news agency PTIA large number of devotees both locals and visitors from other states gathered near the main gateway along the Ram Path leading to the temple complex late on Monday night seeking an early entry to the premises the following morning reported PTIAs a large crowd gathered during the night near the ceremonial gateway that was decked up for the consecration ceremony police told the devotees that they would only be allowed to enter the Ram temple in Ayodhya the following morning when it opens for the publicAn idol of the new Ram Lalla was consecrated at the Ayodhya temple on Monday a landmark event led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who also gave a clarion call to go beyond the grand mandirs construction to build the foundation of a strong capable and divine India of the next 1000 years reported PTILakhs of people watched the pran pratishtha consecration ceremony on television in their homes and neighbourhood temples savouring the historic momentA bevy of artistes performed folk dances a palki yatra was conducted by a religious troupe from Bhopal and scores of devotees from Ayodhya and other cities chanted Jai Shri Ram in the streets of the temple town as the ceremony unfolded reported PTIJanuary 22 2024 is not merely a date in the calendar but heralds the advent of a new era PM Modi said after he performed a series of rituals in the garbha griha sanctum sanctorum with the consecration taking place during an 84second Abhijeet muhurta starting at 1229 pm reported PTIThe prime minister also prostrated himself before the 51inch idol that depicts the child RamToday our Ram has arrived After a long wait for ages our Ram has arrived Our Ram Lalla will no longer live in a tent Our Ram Lalla will stay in a magnificent temple PM Modi said in his address to the invitees which included seers leading figures from different fields and those part of the decadeslong Ram Janmabhoomi movement for building the temple reported PTIA large number of the invitees including seers later had a darshan of the deity soon after the consecration ceremony endedFor the general public the doors of the Ram temple in Ayodhya opened on Tuesday morningDespite restrictions on vehicular and pedestrian movement on Monday a large number of devotees including those from other cities lined a section of the Ram Path on both sides and milled around at Lata Mangeshkar Chowk eager to enter the temple complex reported PTIAnurag Sharma from Rajasthans Sikar was seen walking around with a model of the temple on the day of the consecration ceremony reported PTII brought this model with me from my hometown I arrived on the inaugural flight to Ayodhya and I have been here since then I will go back only after having a darshan of Ram Lalla he told PTI reported PTIThe temple complex built in the traditional Nagara style is 380 feet long from the east to the west 250 feet wide and will eventually rise to 161 feet at the shikhar It is supported by 392 pillars and has 44 doorsWith inputs from PTI