Modi Ayodhya visit highlights: ‘Whole world is waiting for Jan 22 historic moment,’ says PM

Modi Ayodhya visit Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed the global anticipation for the historic consecration ceremony of the Ram temple on January 22, highlighting that the nation's progress rests on the pillars of "vikas" (development) and "virasat" (heritage).

He urged people to illuminate their homes with special diyas, termed Shri Ram Jyoti, to commemorate the day as a symbolic 'Deepawali'.

Reflecting on the transformation from a time when Lord Ram resided "under a tent," he drew parallels to the concrete homes provided to four crore impoverished individuals, emphasizing the temple's significance in this context.

Modi Ayodhya visit Live: "Today, the Amrit Bharat train arrived here in Gorakhpur. Today's journey was free of cost, and the train was packed. PM Modi has given us Vande Bharat, and now he has given us Amrit Bharat. For this, we are grateful, and I would like to thank PM Modi again," says BJP leader Ravi Kishan.

Modi Ayodhya visit Live: PM Modi urged people to launch cleanliness drive at pilgrimage sites across country from January 14 ahead of Ram Temple inauguration on January 22.

Modi Ayodhya visit Live: Ahead of the consecration of Ram Lala on January 22, PM Modi urged the public to ‘avoid’ travelling to Ayodhya to visit the temple, citing difficulties for the temple trust in organising such a large crowd. He requested people to wait for a few more days and visit after the inauguration.

Modi Ayodhya visit Live: PM Narendra Modi, while addressing the public gathering after dedicating developmental projects to Ayodhya, said, “Today, India is beautifying its pilgrimage sites and is also immersed in the world of digital technology.”

Modi Ayodhya visit Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the event following the inauguration of a slew of developmental projects in Ayodhya, said, “The whole world is awaiting the historic moment of the 'pran pratishtha' ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22.”

Modi Ayodhya visit Live: Captain Ashutosh Shekhar of IndiGo on Saturday warmly welcomed passengers aboard the inaugural flight departing from Delhi to the newly constructed Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in Ayodhya.

Modi Ayodhya visit Live: On the inauguration of Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, minister of civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia said, “PM Modi asked for an airport with global standards. This airport has been constructed at a budget of ₹500 crores and can expect a footfall of nearly 10 lakh pilgrims annually... In the second phase, the airport will be expanded further. A runway of 3750 metres will be constructed on which Boeing 777 and Airbus 350 will be able to land. The current area of the airport will be expanded to 5 lakh sq. ft.”

Modi Ayodhya visit Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a part of his Ayodhya visit in Uttar Pradesh launched 46 developmental projects worth ₹15,700 crore on Saturday.

Modi Ayodhya visit Live: Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia during Maharishi Valmiki International Airport inauguration event in Ayodhya said, “Today's event is historic because the wait of a thousand year is about to end as the Ram temple consecration will take place on January 22 under the leadership of PM Modi.”

Modi Ayodhya visit Live: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during Maharishi Valmiki International Airport inauguration event in Ayodhya said, “It is because of the blessings of Lord Ram and PM Modi's vision that Ayodhya is now the center point of discussion in the world.”

People raised slogans of 'Jai Shri Ram' as they boarded the first flight for the newly built Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham, in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. PM Modi will inaugurate the airport shortly.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport after visiting the 10 croreth Ujjwala beneficiary's resident. On the way, he stopped and paid a visit to Lata Mangeshkar Chowk in Ayodhya.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Ayodhya visit went to the house of a Ujwalla beneficiary and had tea at her residence. It was an important milestone as the labaharthi behen was the 10 croreth beneficiary of PM Ujwalla Yojana.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the revamped Ayodhya Dham Junction railway station after concluding a massive roadshow. He also flagged off six Vande Bharat and two Amrit Bharat trains from the railway station.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today inaugurate the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham, redeveloped Ayodhya Dham Railway Station, and flag off new Amrit Bharat trains and Vande Bharat trains.

PM Modi will today inaugurate the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham, redeveloped Ayodhya Dham Railway Station, and flag off new Amrit Bharat trains and Vande Bharat trains.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for the scheduled roadshow. He will arrive at the revamped Ayodhya Dham Junction railway station where he will launch a number of trains. He was seen heading out of his vehicle and waving at the attendees from his cavalcade.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Ayodhya airport. CM Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel welcomed him.

Inside visuals of the new Amrit Bharat train, which PM Narendra Modi will flag off in Ayodhya today.

“The airport has been built in Ayodhya and AAI has completed it in a record time of 20 months. Air connectivity is important for Ayodhya. PM Modi will inaugurate it today. We are happy today and I hope people across the country will be happy,” Airport Authority of India(AAI) chairman Sanjeev Kumar said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag a total of eight new trains today. While some of these trains will be flagged off from Ayodhya, others will be launched remotely by the prime minister through video conferencing.

Vande Bharat Express train routes

Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express

Amritsar - Delhi Junction Vande Bharat Express

Coimbatore - Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express

Jalna - Mumbai (CSMT) Vande Bharat Express

Ayodhya - Anand Vihar Terminal Delhi Vande Bharat Express

Mangaluru - Madgaon Goa Vande Bharat Express

Amrit Bharat Express train routes

Darbhanga to Anand Vihar Terminal in Delhi via Ayodhya Amrit Bharat Express

Malda Town to Bengaluru (Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal) Amrit Bharat Express