People flock to Ayodhya for Ram Darshan
The doors of the Ram temple in Ayodhya opened to the general public on Tuesday, a day after the consecration of the new Ram Lalla idol. (Photo/ Agencies)
Devotees throng temple gates
A large number of devotees, both locals and visitors from other states, gathered outside the main gates for hours since late on Monday night, waiting to enter the premises. (Photo/ Agencies)
Devotees brave cold, chant 'Jai Shri Ram'
Carrying flags bearing visages of Lord Ram and shouting "Jai Shri Ram", the devotees waited for hours in the biting cold before the doors of the grand temple opened. (Photo/ Agencies)
Ram temple consecration 'will be etched in our memories'
A day after the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said "what we saw" in Ayodhya will be etched in our memories for years to come. (Photo/ PTI)
'Advent of a new era'
"January 22, 2024, is not merely a date in the calendar but heralds the advent of a new era," Modi said after he performed a series of rituals in the 'garbha griha (sanctum sanctorum)' with the consecration taking place during an 84-second 'Abhijeet muhurta' starting at 12:29 pm. (Photo/ Agencies)
Temple's Nagara-style architecture
The temple complex, built in the traditional Nagara style, is 380-feet-long from the east to the west, 250-feet-wide and will eventually rise to 161 feet at the 'shikhar'. It is supported by 392 pillars and has 44 doors. (Photo/ Agencies)
'Seems Ayodhya is in Treta yug'
While a huge crowd of devotees thronged the gates of Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir on Tuesday, Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Chief Priest, Acharya Satyendra Das said that it seems that the temple city has gone back to the times of 'Treta Yug' when Lord Ram used to live. (Photo/ Agencies)
Consecration ceremony was a landmark event
An idol of the new Ram Lalla was consecrated at the Ayodhya temple on January 22, a landmark event led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who also gave a clarion call to go beyond the grand mandir's construction to build the foundation of a "strong, capable and divine" India of the next 1,000 years. (Photo/ Agencies)
Stars, VIPs witness ceremony
A large number of the invitees, including seers, later had a 'darshan' of the deity soon after the consecration ceremony ended. For the general public, the doors of the temple opened on Tuesday morning. (Photo/ Agencies)
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