US EditionWhat’s the Ram Mandir Flag-Hoisting Ceremony in Ayodhya that PM Modi Is Attending?
- On November 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the Dhwajarohan and raised the saffron flag atop Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple's shikhar during Vivah Panchami , marking its formal completion.
- Following the 2019 Supreme Court verdict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone on August 5, 2020, and the temple was inaugurated on January 22, 2024.
- Crafted as a right-angled saffron banner, the flag carries the Sun, 'Om' and the Kovidara tree, produced in Ahmedabad by a parachute firm using parachute-grade fabric.
- The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust arranged large-scale live viewing with over 50 LED screens and vans, plus a 200-ft LED screen, as 6,000 invited guests attended during the event, which suspended regular darshan.
- Symbolically, the saffron banner was presented as speaking of dignity, unity and Ram Rajya; Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Dhwajarohan fulfilled a 500-year-old resolve, with the complex blending Nagara style and a parkota spanning ~800 meters.
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A Flag Hoisting Shows it Is Again Time to Heed Ambedkar's Warning
A day before Constitution Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi violated with impunity the cardinal principle of neutrality of the state towards religion when he – holding a high constitutional post and bound by oath to the constitution – unfurled a saffron flag atop the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Pakistan warns of India’s targeting of religious minorities, Muslim cultural heritage
The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday issued a statement condemning a flag raising at the Ram Temple in India’s Ayodhya — built on the site of the demolished Babri Masjid — and warned of a threat to religious minorities and Muslim cultural heritage by Hindu extremists. Devout Hindus believe that Ram was born in Ayodhya around 7,000 years ago, but that during the rule of the Mughal Empire, the Babri Masjid mosque was built on top of his birthplace i…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today marked a historic moment by hoisting the holy flag atop the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. On this occasion, he said that Lord Ram's presence is felt in every particle of the country, symbolizing our cultural and spiritual unity. The purpose of this event was to highlight the importance of the Ram Temple and unite the countrymen.
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