Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Pran Pratishtha (consecration) ceremony of Ramlalla in the newly built Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
Addressing the gathering after the ceremony, Modi said, “After centuries of patience, uncountable sacrifices, renunciation and penance, our Shri Ram is here.” The PM interacted with the laborers who contributed to the construction of the temple.
“Our Ram Lalla will not reside in the tent anymore. This divine temple will be his home now”, the Prime Minister said expressing how he felt the divine energy radiating through the sanctum sanctorum during the ceremony.
Recalling the long struggle and the harsh outcomes the Prime Minister asserted that the temple will be a mark of unity. “The construction of this temple of Ramlala is also a symbol of peace, patience, mutual harmony and coordination of Indian society. We are seeing that this construction is not giving birth to any fire, but to energy. Ram Mandir has brought inspiration to every section of the society to move forward on the path of a bright future”, he said.
Modi urged all Indians to take inspiration from the realization of the temple and work towards nation building. “We have to lay the foundation of India for the next one thousand years. Moving ahead from the temple, now all of us countrymen take an oath to build a strong, capable, grand and divine India from this very moment”, the Prime Minister exhorted.
“This is India’s time and India is going to move forward. After waiting for centuries we have reached here. We all have waited for this era, this period. Now we will not stop. We will continue to reach the heights of development”, the Prime Minister concluded paying his obeisance at the feet of Lord Ram.
Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Mohan Bhagwat and president of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust, Nritya Gopal Das were present on the occasion among others.
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