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Ram Mandir represents sacrifice and devotion of the common man: Sister of the Kothari brothers who were killed on the orders of ‘Mullah Mulayam’

OpIndia Staff - 5 January, 2024

Sister of karsevak Kothari brothers who gave their life to the liberation of Ram Janmbhoomi will attend Ram Mandir inauguration.

Political History of India

How Nehru ordered the removal of Ram Lalla from inside the Babri structure and how brave officials thwarted his plans

OpIndia Staff - 5 January, 2024

As 22nd January is approaching, the holy city of Ayodhya is decked up for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Shri Ram Mandir - but tales from this past have been emerging - this time, about Jawaharlal Nehru's treachery.

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Ground Report: Read how Ayodhya’s Dashrath Samadhi Sthal was refurbished by Yogi Sarkar, temple pujari says earlier govts paid no attention

राहुल पाण्डेय - 2 January, 2024

Raja Dasharatha Samadhi Sthal is the place where the last rites of King Dashrath were performed.

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Arun Yogiraj’s idol of Ram Lalla, the sculptor who had built Adi Shankaracharya in Kedarnath, finalised for installation in sanctum sanctorum: Report

OpIndia Staff - 1 January, 2024

As per reports, Arun Yogiraj's sculpted idol of Ram Lalla has been selected for installation inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Mandir.

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Ayodhya: Vasudev Gupta sacrificed his life for the Ram Mandir movement, his wife also did karseva, and now their son serving in Ram Janmbhoomi...

राहुल पाण्डेय - 30 December, 2023

Vasudev Gupta who was from Ayodhya was killed amid the Ram Mandir agitation. His spouse was a devoted follower of Lord Ram.

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Ramotsav in Ayodhya: Week-long celebrations to mark Pran Pratishtha at Ram Janmabhoomi Temple. Read details of rituals planned

ANI - 29 December, 2023

On January 22, after morning worship, the idol of Ram Lalla will be consecrated in Mrigashira Nakshatra in the afternoon.

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‘Harappan civilisation is 7000 to 8000 years old’: Scientists studying DNA samples from Rakhigarhi site find

OpIndia Staff - 27 December, 2023

The ASI and Deccan College Pune have worked together over the past two years to complete the third phase of excavations at Rakhigarhi, led by ASI joint director Sanjay Kumar Manjul and Deccan College Pune assistant professor Prabhodh Shirwalkar.

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Ram Mandir inauguration: ISKCON Ayodhya to offer free lunch prasad for 5000 pilgrims daily, ghee Diyas to be lit in all their temples

OpIndia Staff - 22 December, 2023

ISCKON has decided to undertake a 'Padyatra' from Delhi to Ayodhya which would be completed by the Ram devotees in around 41 days. Spokesperson of ISKCON also said that on the day of the inauguration of the iconic Ram Temple, luminous ghee diyas will be lit in all the ISCKON temples across India.

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