The man, identified as Abu Ahad Sheikh, a resident of the Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir, was stopped by security guards when he spread a cloth near the Sita Rasoi area, around 200 metres from the main temple, reportedly to offer prayers.
PM Modi hoisted the saffron Dhwaj atop the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya during the Abhijit Muhurat, using a specially crafted 22x11 ft flag designed for the temple shikhar. Here are the key highlights from the Dhwajarohan ceremony.
During his campaign for NDA candidates, the UP chief minister said the people of Bihar are rising above the politics of identity and standing firm with development and nationalism.
Pakistan's foreign ministry also claimed that more Indian mosques are facing a threat of desecration and destruction.
"We are hopeful that a grand Ram temple will be built in Ayodhya," secretary general of Vishwa Hindu Parishad Milind Parande told reporters here.
