PM Modi in Ayodhya, set to hoist flag on 191-foot-high Ram Temple top

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a roadshow ahead of the flag-hoisting ceremony at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya on Tuesday. After the roadshow, Modi visited the newly-built Sapt Mandir, which houses temples of Maharshi Vashishtha, Maharshi Vishwamitra, Maharshi Agastya, Maharshi Valmiki, Devi Ahilya, Nishadraj Guha and Mata Shabari.

"Landed in Ayodhya to take part in the Dhwajarohan Utsav at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir," PM Modi wrote in a Facebook post.

PM Modi will hoist the sacred saffron flag atop the 191-foot-high shikhara of the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi Temple during a special flag-hoisting ceremony.

The 'Dharma Dhwaj' carries three sacred symbols, Om, the Sun and the Kovidara tree, each representing profound spiritual values rooted in the Sanatan tradition.

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The Kovidar tree is a hybrid of the Mandar and Parijat trees, created by Rishi Kashyap, showcasing ancient plant hybridisation. The Sun represents Lord Ram's Suryavansh lineage, and Om is the eternal spiritual sound.

The hoisting of the flag will coincide with the 'Abhijit Muhurat' of Shri Ram and Maa Sita's Vivah Panchami.

The Prime Minister will ceremonially hoist the flag, symbolising the completion of the temple's construction and ushering in a new chapter of cultural celebration and national unity, at noon today.

Earlier today, CM Yogi called the event the "renaissance of Sanatan culture." In an X post, CM Yogi wrote, "In the foremost of the seven sacred cities, the divine Shri Ayodhya Dham, today, from the sacred hands of the honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, a grand saffron flag is about to be hoisted atop the spire of the Lord Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple." "This divine message of the renaissance of Sanatan culture is infusing indomitable spiritual and soulful energy throughout the entire Bharatvarsha. The faith, penance, and anticipation of crores of Ram devotees are today about to be established at a new pinnacle. The nation is today immersed in Ram, immersed in Dharma," he added.