Ayodhya Ram Mandir Highlights: Police attempt to control crowd at Ram Janmabhoomi Path

Ram Mandir LIVE: Regarding the large number of devotees arriving in Ayodhya, Chief Priest Acharya Satyendra Das of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra says, “I assure all devotees that they will be able to take darshan of Ram Lalla. The darshan has been going on continuously. I appeal to the devotees to remain patient.”

(ANI)

Ram Mandir LIVE: Crowds gathered outside Ayodhya Ram Mandir, forming queues to catch a glimpse of 'Balak Ram' a day after its grand consecration ceremony on Monday. Security personnel, comprising both police and paramilitary forces, faced challenges in managing the devotees, with many waiting in line since late Monday night. The situation escalated, resulting in at least one devotee fainting as people pushed and jostled their way towards the temple.

Ram Mandir LIVE: “Following the sacrifices of many devotees of Lord Ram, this divine and beautiful temple has been made. I urge everyone to visit (Ayodhya's Ram Mandir) with their family and friends,” Bajrang Dal founder Vinay Katiyar was quoted as saying by PTI on Ayodhya's Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha.

Ram Mandir LIVE: Swami Govind Dev Giri Maharaj says, “...We were supposed to offer him honey with a few drops of lemon juice in water...But he told me separately to offer him 'charnamrit' of Bhagwan Sri Ram. So, we made changes...I felt a motherly love at that time and I felt as if I am offering it to my son and breaking his fast.”

He broke Prime Minister Narendra Modi's fast after the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony at the Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple on Monday.

Ram Mandir LIVE: Piyush Mordia, the Additional Director General of Lucknow Zone, commented on the significant influx of devotees at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple following the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony for Ram Lalla in Ayodhya.

“Devotees in large numbers have gathered here. It is our primary duty to ensure that no devotee faces inconvenience. I appeal to the devotees not to use mobile phones inside temple premises. An appeal to devotees to stay patient,” he said.

An unprecedented groundswell of devotees descended on this ancient temple town to visit the Ram Mandir on Tuesday as the temple, a stone marvel, was opened for devotees a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated it, testing the arrangements made by the police and the Shree Ram Mandir Teerth Kshetra Trust administration.

The rush, a virtual outpour, was maximum on the two-kilometer stretch of Bhakti Path and along the Ram Path that connects to the Ram Mandir, but such was the devotion that despite jostling to gain a foothold to balance themselves amid barricades that had been set up to balance the crowd flow, the devotees held on amid incessant ‘Jai Shri Ram (hail lord Ram)’ chants.

Stampede due to over crowded at Ram Janmbhooi Temple in Ayodhya

Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Ayodhya Range, Praveen Kumar said the extra police force has been deployed to manage the crowd. He said people are requested to wait for thier turn and don't create panic in hurry to visit the temple.

Another police official said the state government and other senior authorities would finally decide to put in place the routine crowd management system after analysing daily footfall in the temple as well as the rush at special occasions.

Bihar Minister Tej Pratap Yadav took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that Lord Ram is not coming, but elections are approaching.

"Ram is not coming! Elections are approaching! Shri Ram is already present in our mind, heart and every particle of our being," the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Minister said in a post on 'X'.

Yadav pointed out that Lord Shri Ram is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu and the last incarnation of Lord Vishnu "Kalki Avatar" is yet to arrive after the end of "Kaliyuga" (age of the demon).

All Assam ministers will together visit Ayodhya and will take darshan of Ram Lalla on February 22, said the state Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah.

The Minister also said that the state cabinet extended gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and greetings to the people of India on the auspicious occasion of Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla at Ayodhya.

Devotees beyond expectations of the Ayodhya administration turned up at Ram Mandir on Tuesday morning, a day after pran pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla

Entire stretch of the 13-km lond Ram Path from Lata Mangeshkar Chowk was overcrowded with people moving at snail's pace.

According to Ayodhya administration, from 5am devotees started turning up at Ram Mandir not only from all across Ayodhya but from adjoining districts.

Those who came to Ayodhya from all across the country for the pran pratishtha ceremony but couldn't enter Ram Mandir on Jan 22 also turned up at temple on Tuesday morning to pay obeisance to Ram Lalla

Almost the entire stretch of 13-km RamPath is witnessing heavy turnout of crowd

Extra police force has been moved at Ram Path to prevent any untoward situation

Civil police, RAF and SSB deployed at Bhakti Path to control the situation

Chief priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Acharya Satyendra Das on Tuesday said several devotees have arrived at Ayodhya to witness the Ram Lalla. He said that the temple town appears to the tune of ‘Treta Yug’ (the second of four Yugas believed in Hinduism) as many devotees are flocking to the city for 'darshan'. Read more

According to Ayodhya administration several lakh people have turned up at Ram Mandir on Tuesday morning to pay obeisance to Ram Lalla. The administration was expecting crowd but not of this magnitude

Cops have regulated movement of people by putting up barricades and ropes at Bhakti Path

The doors of the Ram temple in Ayodhya opened to the general public on Tuesday, a day after the consecration of the new Ram Lalla idol.

A large number of devotees, both locals and visitors from other states, gathered near the main gateway along the Ram Path leading to the temple complex late on Monday night, seeking an early entry to the premises the following morning.

As a large crowd gathered during the night near the ceremonial gateway that was decked up for the consecration ceremony -- police told the devotees that they would only be allowed to enter the temple the following morning when it opens for the public.

Devotees in long queues to visit Ayodhya's Hanuman Garhi Temple today.

The Pran Pratishtha ceremony was done yesterday at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple.

People gathered to take a holy dip at Saryu Ghat in Ayodhya. Pran Pratishtha ceremony was done yesterday at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple.

At the Ram Mandir consecration in Ayodhya, a special box of prasad was given out to the invitees, prepared by Chhappan Bhog, Lucknow. The prep for it began a few days ago and it was sent to the venue in four trucks ahead of the grand ceremony. Ravindra Gupta, owner, Chhappan Bhog, Lucknow, reveals how they created the boxes, ensuring that the prasad stays fresh. Read more