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Ayodhya prepares for historic flag-hoisting ceremony
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: Ayodhya is gearing up for another grand moment as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to lead the flag-hoisting ceremony at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple on November 25.
The event, being described as spiritually momentous, will mark the hoisting of the sacred flag atop the temple’s shikhar (spire).
The flag was crafted in Gujarat by six artisans over a period of 25 days. The flag will be hoisted atop the Ram Mandir at 11:55 am, symbolizing the completion of the temple’s construction. The ceremony will be witnessed by over 6,000 invited guests, 1,200 engineers and support staff, more than 600 volunteers, and around 1,000 security personnel.
Champat Rai, General Secretary of the Ram Mandir Trust, confirmed that the flag will be saffron in colour, featuring the sun symbol, with ‘Om’ inscribed at its centre and an image of the Kovidar tree.
The temple’s main spire stands 161 feet high, and a 30-foot flagpole has been installed atop it. The flag will therefore be hoisted at a height of 191 feet from the ground. This specially designed saffron flag carries deep religious, historical, and cultural significance, linking Ayodhya’s heritage, the Suryavansh (Solar Dynasty), and the Ramayana’s spiritual symbolism.
Ahead of the ceremony, PM Modi will participate in a 1,100-metre-long roadshow in Ayodhya. At seven designated locations along the route, cultural programmes will take place to welcome him. CM Yogi Adityanath will arrive this afternoon to review preparations. RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat is also scheduled to reach Ayodhya around the same time. Spiritual leader Devkinandan Thakur has already arrived in the city.
Mohan Bhagwat will arrive in Ayodhya on 24 November and stay until 25 November. The RSS has not disclosed his scheduled meetings.
Ayodhya is hosting the Ram-Sita Vivah Mahotsav for the first time in the newly constructed Ram Temple.
Upon arrival at Ayodhya Airport, PM Modi will be received by UP BJP President Bhupendra Chaudhary, BJP State General Secretaries Dharampal Singh and Sanjay Rai, Minister in Charge Surya Pratap Shahi, and other local BJP leaders. Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak will also be present.
From the airport, the Prime Minister will board a special Army helicopter to land at the helipad on the Kamta Prasad Sunderlal Saket College campus, near the Ram Mandir. Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and local BJP leaders will welcome him there.
When PM Modi’s convoy proceeds along the ceremonial Rampath toward the Ram Mandir, saints, priests, religious leaders, business leaders, women, and BJP workers lining both sides of the path will welcome him with tricolor and saffron flags, the resonant sound of conch shells, devotional chants, and showers of flowers, creating a vibrant and auspicious atmosphere.
The Prime Minister will enter the Ram Mandir and proceed to the Sapt Rishi Temple within the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple complex for ritualistic worship. He will then visit the greenhouse and other temples within the complex. Champat Rai, General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, and Nripendra Mishra, Chairman of the Ram Mandir Nirman Samiti, will welcome him at the complex.PM will be welcomed by Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and local BJP leaders.
The Prime Minister will be welcomed at the Ram Mandir complex by Champat Rai, General Secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, and Nripendra Mishra, Chairman of the Ram Mandir Nirman Samiti. PM will visit all the temples within the Ram Parkota and the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple complex.
