Things to know about Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan | Fusion - WeRIndia

The Bhumi Pujan for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will take place today. The foundation stone will be laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 12:30 p.m. today.

Devotees of Lord Ram are eagerly waiting for the ceremony. Though some of them wish to attend the ceremony personally, the government restricted them from not attending due to COVID-19.

Here are some interesting things to know about Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan:

• The date for Bhumi Pujan was set by N R Vijayendra Sharma of Belagavi, Karnataka. Vastu Muhurta was chosen as ideal by him.
• As per the trust, the Abhijit Muhurta is at 12:15 p.m., which is the most auspicious time to lay the foundation stone.
• Only limited guests of 175 people have been invited to the ceremony. The invitation has a security code and will work only once. That means if the guests exit the ceremony, they cannot reenter and join the event.
• The first invitation was sent to Iqbal Ansari, a Muslim litigant in the Ayodhya-Ram Janmabhoomi case. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath appealed only those who were invited to the ceremony attend the event. Others can watch through live telecast.
• In addition to PM Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath, UP Governor Anandiben Patel, Mahant Nritya Gopaldas, and RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat are attending the ceremony. Senior leaders LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi will join the event through video conferencing.
• National broadcaster Doordarshan will live telecast the entire ceremony. Doordarshan started telecasting with Deepotsav yesterday evening.
• The groundbreaking ceremony starts at around 8:00 a.m. and ends at 2:00 p.m. The Bhumi Pujan will take place at 12:30 p.m. followed by laying of the foundation stone at 12:40 p.m.

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