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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called the Ram temple construction dawn of a new era, saying centuries of wait has finally ended.
PM Modi addressed devotees after he performed bhoomi pujan rituals at the Ram Janmabhoomi Sthal to mark the beginning of the construction of Ram Mandir.
The landmark event comes a year after the Supreme Court ordered for the construction of Ram Mandir at the once disputed site of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.
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Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called the Ram temple construction dawn of a new era, saying centuries of wait has finally ended.
PM Modi addressed devotees after he performed bhoomi pujan rituals at the Ram Janmabhoomi Sthal to mark the beginning of the construction of Ram Mandir.
The landmark event comes a year after the Supreme Court ordered for the construction of Ram Mandir at the once disputed site of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the first brick for the construction of Ram Mandir.
Ayodhya has become a fortress with extreme security measures and all entry points to the temple town have been blocked.
Not only Ayodhya, security has been tightened across several states and cities in India in view of the bhoomi pujan ceremony amid the ongoing lockdown.
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Beginning his speech with the slogan of “Jai Siya Ram,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it a historic occasion.