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Ayodhya Ram Mandir News Live Updates: Catch all the latest updates on the run-up to the the 'Pran Pratishtha'  ceremony

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		<strong>Ram Mandir latest news 2024:&nbsp;</strong>As a part of the intricate rituals leading up to the Pran Pratishtha ceremony scheduled for January 22, the idol of Ram Lalla was ceremoniously positioned in the &#39;Garbha Griha&#39; of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Thursday, accompanied by jubilant chants of &#39;Jai Shri Ram.&#39; Signifying a significant prelude to the forthcoming ceremony, a special puja took place in the sanctum sanctorum before the idol was carefully moved inside using a crane on Wednesday night.<br />
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		Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that all central government offices will be shut for half a day till 2:30 pm on January 22 In light of the &#39;Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha&#39; ceremony. The decision was taken keeping in mind overwhelming public sentiments, the minister said.<br />
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		All central government offices will be closed for half day on January 22 on the occasion of the &#39;pran pratishtha&#39; ceremony of&nbsp; the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Union minister Jitendra Singh said today. The minister said that the decision on the half-day closure of the office has been taken in view of the overwhelming sentiments.</div>
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Ram temple LIVE: Ram Lalla idol placed in 'Garbha Griha' in Ayodhya

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PM Modi releases commemorative postage stamps on Ayodhya Ram Temple

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released commemorative postage stamps on the Ram Mandir and a book o containing stamps issued on Lord Ram from around the world.

'I think God has sent PM Modi for this purpose': Ram Temple trust member

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	&quot;When LK Advani carried out the Rathyatra from Somnath, Narendra Modi was the &#39;Sarathi&#39;&quot;, Kameshwar Chaupal, a member of the Ram Janmbhoomi Teertha Kshetra, said in an interview with news agency ANI.</div>
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	PM Modi was one of the organisers of the Rath Yatra as a then-party leader. &quot;He did not join the Ram Temple struggle after becoming the PM. He had been working for Indian culture and values since his childhood,&quot; he added.&nbsp;</div>

Congress will have to apologise for 'sin' of declining invitation to Ram temple: Madhya Pradesh CM

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	Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav today stated the Congress will have to apologise to the people for the &quot;sin&quot; of declining the invitation to attend the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22.</div>

Perfume makers in Bareilly have prepared special perfume and Kesar 'dhoop' dedicated to Ram Mandir

Prakash Ambedkar declines invite for Ram temple event, says event has been hijacked by BJP, RSS

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar on Wednesday declined an invite from the Ram temple trust for the consecration ceremony of the new Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22.

Ayodhya Ram Mandir update: UP university students construct replica of Ram temple with diyas

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	Students of Fine Arts Department of Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University (CSJMU) in Uttar Pradesh&#39;s Kanpur are creating a replica of the original Ram Temple at Ayodhya by using earthen lamps.</div>
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	The replica temple will be illuminated with 51,000 lamps and will be 101-feet-wide and 175-feet-long.</div>

Ayodhya Mandir update: Ram Lalla idol reaches temple ahead of consecration

The idol of Lord Ram was brought inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram temple&nbsp; on Wednesday night and and was lifted using a crane to place it in the sanctum sanctorum.

Ram temple event 50-yr political project of BJP-RSS, says Congress

The Congress criticized the BJP and the RSS for politicizing the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple, asserting that it is a political project that spans 50 years for the saffron camp. Speaking at a press conference in Puthinadi, Jorhat district, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh defended the party&#39;s senior leaders&#39; decision to decline the invitation for the Ram temple consecration ceremony scheduled for January 22.

Kamakhya Temple will light up with thousand earthen lamps on Jan 22: Head priest receives Ayodhya event invite

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	On Thursday, Kabindra Prasad Sarma, the head priest of the historic Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, expressed his support for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in the Ram Temple. He announced that the Kamakhya Temple will be illuminated with a thousand earthen lamps (diyas) on January 22. Sarma, who has received an invitation, is set to attend the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Lord Shri Ram in the sacred city of Ayodhya.</div>

High-level cyber expert team sent to Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya ahead of consecration ceremony

MHA&#39;s I4C members, Meity officials, IB, CERT-IN officials and experts in cyber matters were a part of this team.

Ram Mandir consecration: Goa govt declares public holiday for govt employees on January 22.

&quot;We have started cleanliness drives in all temples of Sakhali constituency. Goa govt has declared a public holiday for government employees on 22nd January.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant says

Ayodhya Mandir updates: Ram Lalla idol placed in 'Garbha Griha' in Ayodhya Ram temple

Ram Temple news: IMD launches webpage for weather-related information on Ayodhya

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	&nbsp;The India Meteorological Department (IMD) launched a dedicated webpage to give weather-related information on Ayodhya and nearby areas</div>