At noon on Ram Navami, Surya Tilak was performed on Ram Lalla in Ayodhya as thousands gathered, with devotional chants and rituals marking the grand celebration.
Four BJP workers were arrested for allegedly vandalising the idol of Hanuman in Purulia to create disturbance before Ram Navami.
This Ram Navami too, the sun's rays will anoint Ram Lalla at the Ram temple. The Ram Mandir Trust has begun preparations for this mega event to be held on March 26.
A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, directed the West Bengal Police to submit a detailed report justifying why an FIR was registered against Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) over a Ram Navami procession.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday said Lord Shri Ram is a symbol of our culture, tradition and ‘Bharatiyata'. His life shows us the path of truth, religion, duty and dignity. He is our source of inspiration, as per an official statement issued here on Monday.
On the sacred occasion of Shri Ram Navami, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath solemnly led the traditional celebrations at Gorakhnath Temple.
During the ceremony, a beam of sunlight illuminated the forehead of Ram Lalla’s idol at 12 noon, creating a divine celestial tilak.
Amidst apprehensions, the industrial city reflected the picture of traditional harmony today when the followers of Raheem offered serbat to the disciples of Ram during a Ram Navami procession here in the heart of Durgapur.
With Ram Navami scheduled for Sunday, security across West Bengal has been significantly ramped up. In Kolkata alone, between 3,500 and 4,000 police personnel will be deployed to maintain law and order, while 29 IPS officers have been assigned special responsibilities throughout the state, police sources said.
On the eve of Ram Navami, security has been stepped up across north Bengal, with police on high alert from Mothabari in Malda to Kharibari in Darjeeling district.
