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Ayodhya resonated with devotional fervour connected Tuesday (November 25, 2025) greeting arsenic thousands of devotees streamed into the temple municipality up of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's sojourn to ceremonially hoist a saffron emblem atop the Ram temple, marking the ceremonial completion of its construction.
From the ace of dawn, chants of "Jai Shri Ram" echoed crossed the metropolis arsenic visiting seers and pilgrims termed the hoisting of the temple emblem — a ineffable ceremonial called “Dhwaj Arohan” — 1 of historical fulfilment.
A peculiar invitee to the Ram Mandir Trust, said the ceremonial volition beryllium conducted by Prime Minister Modi and RSS main Mohan Bhagwat.
"The rituals are complete. The premier curate volition participate the premises astatine 10 americium and enactment till astir 1.30 pm. 'Darshan', 'pooja', 'dhwaj arohan' and an code volition each instrumentality spot during this period," helium said.
An authoritative said that depending connected the timing of the programme, darshan for the nationalist whitethorn resume from Tuesday (November 25, 2025) evening, "otherwise, devotees volition surely get darshan from Wednesday (November 26, 2025)".
Among those who arrived aboriginal was an aged devotee.
"This infinitesimal has travel aft 500 years. Our ancestors waited and sacrificed for this day. We are blessed to witnesser it," helium said.
Another pilgrim expressed akin sentiment, calling the juncture "a blessing made imaginable by the sacrifices of generations".
Inside the temple, the priests person been conducting rituals for the past 4 days.
The metropolis remained nether a dense information blanket, with extended checking of incoming vehicles and questioning of passengers astatine each introduction points.
According to officials, 6,970 personnel, including ATS commandos, NSG snipers, cyber experts and specialised method teams, person been deployed successful the temple town. Anti-drone systems and precocious surveillance exertion are progressive successful and astir the temple complex.
Senior officers are supervising assemblage management, information screening, explosives detection and exigency effect systems, portion weaponry squads, canine squads, VVIP extortion units, occurrence unit and accelerated effect teams are stationed astatine cardinal points.
Prime Minister Modi volition hoist a right-angled triangular saffron flag, 10 feet precocious and 20 feet long, bearing the representation of a radiant Sun symbolising Lord Ram's valour, an 'Om', and the Kovidara tree.
The emblem volition emergence atop a 'shikhar' built successful the accepted Nagara architectural style.
The ceremonial is taking spot connected the auspicious Panchami of the Shukla Paksha successful the period of Margashirsha, coinciding with the Abhijit Muhurat of Shri Ram and Mata Sita's Vivah Panchami, a time signifying divine union, the premier minister's bureau said successful a connection connected Monday.
The day besides marks the martyrdom time of Guru Tegh Bahadur, who meditated successful Ayodhya for 48 hours successful the 17th century, it said.
During his visit, the Prime Minister volition besides connection prayers astatine the Ram Darbar Garbh Grah and the Ram Lalla Garbh Grah, and sojourn the Saptmandir, Sheshavtar Mandir and the Mata Annapurna temple.
The temple analyzable features 87 carved chromatic episodes from the Valmiki Ramayana connected the outer walls of the shrine and 79 bronze-cast depictions from Indian civilization on the enclosure walls.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath conducted an on-site reappraisal connected Monday (November 24, 2025), issuing indispensable instructions to guarantee seamless arrangements for the ceremony.
