With Lord Ram’s chants, posters, saffron flags, diyas, and firecrackers, the entire nation of India celebrated the opening of the historic Ram temple in Ayodhya on Monday with a fervor reminiscent of Diwali.
While many celebrated “Deepotsav” at home, including politicians and union ministers, some individuals also went outside to burn firecrackers and set out spectacular lights.
Along with thousands of other dignitaries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath attended the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple on Monday afternoon.
States lit up in Diwali charm
A number of people in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, observed “Deepotsav” to commemorate the opening of the Ram Mandir. Diyas are lit on a roadway by a sizable crowd of people in a video that news agency ANI posted.
In Midnapore, West Bengal, 1,001 “diyas” have been lit to commemorate the historic occasion along the banks of the Kangsabati River.
To commemorate the opening of the Ram temple, the Swaminarayan Gurukul Vishwavidya Pratisthanam (SGVP) Gurukul in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, was decked out with hundreds of unique lights on Monday night. In addition, a few firecrackers were set off close to the institute.
Firecrackers filled the skies over Chandigarh as locals commemorate the momentous day.
At the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, the “Ram Jyoti” was lit
In the Kota neighborhood of Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, many people lit clay lamps in observance of the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony held at the Ayodhya Ram temple.
Large-scale festivities like to “Depotsav” took place at Hari Ki Pauri in Haridwar on Monday night.
The “pran pratishtha” ritual at the Ram temple was followed by the lighting of oil lights at the ISKCON temple in Bengaluru.
In Bihar, devotees commemorated “Deepotsav” by lighting “diyas.”
Large-scale festivities were also observed in Delhi and the nearby National Capital Region (NCR).
The dedication of the Ram temple was also seen by a number of people in the northeast. The sacred Basistha and Kamakhya temples in Guwahati each had up to one lakh clay lights lit.
