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AYODHYA: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is a reminder to the “suppressed” civilisations and cultures of the world that they can assert their rights democratically and constitutionally.
Addressing a programme held on the first anniversary of the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla’s idol at the temple, Adityanath said not losing patience even after countless sacrifices and going through an ‘agnipariksha’ (trial by fire) was integral to the Ram Mandir campaign.
The Chief Minister bowed in front of Ram Lalla’s idol, lit a lamp, offered flowers and performed an aarti. He also paid tributes to the late Ashok Singhal, former working president of the Vishva Hindu Parishad and one of the key architects of the Ram Temple movement. Adityanath said to mark the completion of one year of the consecration of the idol of Ram Lalla, a three-day event has been organised by Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.
On the first anniversary of the consecration ceremony today, “We are all feeling proud… we are overwhelmed… The Ram Temple in Ayodhya is a reminder to the suppressed civilisations and cultures of the world that they can assert their rights democratically and constitutionally.”
It was every Indian’s dream to see the Ram Temple and they have waited patiently for this dream to come true, Adityanath said.
A positive beginning was made on November 9, 2019, when the judiciary unanimously ruled that the disputed structure in Ayodhya was Ramjanmabhoomi. On August 5, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a grand Ram Mandir and on January 22, 2024, Modi ended the wait of 500 years by installing Ram Lalla’s idol, he said.
The chief minister said that on average, one-and-half to two lakh devotees visit Ayodhya every day.
Ten years ago, nobody had thought that Ayodhya would get its rights. Before 2017, Ayodhya got electricity for three to four hours. The water of Saryu ji used to rot in Ram Ki Paidi, he said.
Thousands of years ago, after conquering Lanka, Lord Ram came to Ayodhya in the Pushpak Vimaan yet there was no airport here. But today, Ayodhya has an international airport, he said.
When the Ramjanmabhoomi complex is completed, Ayodhya is going to become the most beautiful, spiritual, and religious dham. It will become the most magnificent city, he said.