PM Modi's ‘sashtang dandavat pranam’ before Ram Lalla, in 1st visit after Ram temple inauguration

Narendra Modi held a mega roadshow in Ayodhya after offering prayer to Ram Lalla in the Ram Temple.

Updated on: May 5, 2024, 20:24:52 IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reached the Ram Temple for a darshan of Ram Lalla -- the first time after the Ram Temple was inaugurated on January 22. After offering prayers to Ram Lalla, Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Ayodhya. PM Modi's offering to Lord Ram came days before he is scheduled to file nomination papers from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on May 14.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praying at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Sunday.

Amid a jam-packed campaigning schedule, Narendra Modi reached Uttar Pradesh on Sunday and Ayodhya was all decked up to welcome the prime minister. Clad in golden kurta-white pants and golden jacket, Narendra Modi offered ‘sashtang dandavat’ (lying prostrate) pranam to the idol of Lord Ram Lalla. After offering prayers, the prime minister embarked on a two-kilometre-long roadshow with people milling all around to get a glimpse of Narendra Modi's much-awaited roadshow.

The roadshow started from Sugriva Fort and will culminate at Lata Chowk.

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The campaigning for the third phase of the Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh ended at 6pm on Sunday. Sambhal, Hathras (SC), Agra (SC), Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etah, Budaun, Aonla and Bareilly will go to polls on May 7.

Ayodhya will be voting in the 5th phase on May 20. Modi's Ayodhya roadshow was in support of BJP's sitting MP Lallu Singh. In the 2019 elections, Lallu Singh maintained his victory by defeating Samajwadi Party leader Anand Sen Yadav. BJP candidate Lallu Singh received 529,021 votes, while SP candidate Anand Sen Yadav garnered 463,544 votes.

"The hearts of the people of Ayodhya are as big as Lord Shri Ram. Greetings to the people who came to give blessings in the road show!," Narendra Modi posted on X.

The 'Pran Pratishtha' of Shri Ram Lalla at Ayodhya's historic temple was held on January 22, with PM Modi performing the Vedic rituals, led by a group of priests. Sunday's roadshow was PM Modi's second roadshow in Ayodhya in the last five months. PM Modi held a grand roadshow during the inauguration of Maharishi Valmiki International Airport on December 30, 2023.

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