ayodhya was a magnetic point of the civilisation of india spanning countless lakhs of years, of which lord ram was an icon. the point to underline here is not just about lord ram and ayodhya, but about the maturity indic civilisation attained over countless lakhs of years. and, it must be asserted that this is not an attempt of a retrograde revivalism, but a recall of the great history from which to draw our sustenance in modern times and create a model for thought and action suitable to modern times.
India News: Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, and Nirmala Sitharaman join in the celebrations from Delhi and Kanchipuram as the 'pran pratishtha' ceremony takes place at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple. BJP leaders and Union ministers across the country participate in the historic event.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, born at Madurai in Tamil Nadu, also watched the Sri Rama Keerthana recitation, Kamba Ramayana Upanyasam and ‘Pancharathna Keerthana at Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple in Kanchipuram, ahead of the Pran Prathisththa ceremony. Artistes rendered keerthanas of composers such as Thyagaraja, Sadasiva Brahmendra, Arunachala Kavi, Bhadrachala Ramadasu, Annamacharya and Purandara Dasa, as well as verses from the epic Silappathikaram.
The Supreme Court allowed the live telecast of the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya, preventing a potential showdown between DMK and BJP cadres in Tamil Nadu. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and BJP State President K Annamalai accused the MK Stalin administration of trying to impede the live screening of rituals and poojas at local temples.
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