Religious flag hoisting ceremony at Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir begins with ‘Navgraha Pujan’

The Ram Mandir religious flag unfurling (Dharma Dhawaj) ceremony began on Friday with religious rituals initiated by priests and scholars from Ayodhya and Kashi in the ‘Yagyashala’ located in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple complex.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other dignitaries, would be the chief guests in the flag hoisting ceremony on November 25 at noon.

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In the Yagyashala, the chief host, Dr Anil Mishra, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, and his wife began the five-day Ram Mandir flag hoisting ceremony by worshipping the Navgraha on Friday morning.

In accordance with the rituals for the flag hoisting ceremony at the Ram Mandir and other temples, the chief hosts performed puja in two shifts in the temple complex’s Yagyashala.

Along with this, the recitation of the Ramayana and Manas Path also began at the Ram Mandir. Krishna Mohan, the newly nominated member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, is also the host, along with his wife.

All the hosts have been performing pujan in the temple complex since yesterday.

Before the ‘Navgraha Pujan’ (Vedic ritual performed to pacify the nine celestial planets—Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu) at the Ram Mandir Yagyashala today, a Kalash Yatra was ceremonially held from Tulsi Ghat on the banks of the Saryu River on Thursday. Women dressed in yellow reached the Ram temple by filling the Kalash with the holy water of the Saryu River in the Kalash Yatra. In the Kalash Yatra, the youth were walking ahead carrying the symbol of the Ram temple flag, and the chief host of the Ram temple flag hoisting ceremony, while the member of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, Dr Anil Mishra, was walking ahead with the Kalash on his head.

In the flag hoisting ceremony, religious rituals were organised by Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, starting today and continuing till November 25, in which the host has been invited along with his wife. All the hosts are staying at the designated place outside the temple premises as per the plan of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra.

Meanwhile, preparations are in full swing for the historic moment of hoisting the ‘Dharma Dhwaj’ atop the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

PM Modi will spend approximately four hours in Ayodhya during the flag hoisting ceremony on November 25. The Prime Minister will begin his visit at the Sapt Rishi Temple, where prayers will be offered to the seven sages. A Vedic Acharya will perform special pujas for him amid the chanting of Vedic mantras. The Prime Minister will then proceed to the Sheshavatar Temple, where he will offer prayers to Lord Ram’s ardent devotee, Lakshman.

The auspicious time for hoisting the Dharma Dhwaj, the main attraction of the event, has been set from 11:58 am to 1 pm. During this sacred time, the Prime Minister will unfurl the Dharma Dhwaj on the top of the Ram Temple. He will then address the nation and formally announce the completion of the Ram Temple construction.

The entire 8-km route from the airport to the Ram Temple is being barricaded. The SPG and other security agencies are continuously monitoring the route to ensure no lapses occur and the entire event is conducted peacefully in a grand manner.