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RAM MANDIR AT AYODHYA

A BLESSING

FOR UP

As the temple town witnesses a massive surge in number of visitors, the city is all set

to turn into major international tourist attraction. The Uttar Pradesh government plans

to turn its economy into USD 1 trillion with the boost in tourism and development?

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Ayodhya/Lucknow

he Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lal-
la at Ram Temple in Ayodhya
Twas held on Monday this week.
The Ram Lalla idol was unveiled at
the Pran Pratishtha ceremony after
the hour-long rituals in the presence
of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
who led the ceremony. The event
saw the participation of about 8,000
invitees, including 1,500-1,600 emi-
nent guests. The ‘Ram Nagri’ Ayo-
dhya also grabbed global eyeballs,
with earthen lamps or diyas lit up on
a massive scale and crackers going up
and dazzling the night sky in different
parts of the city.
On the first day itself more than
500,000 people visited the temple.
Every day hundreds of thousands of
people are heading to the temple.
Braving the fog and cold early in
the morning on Thursday, devotees
continued to arrive for the darshan Gathering at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple on the occasion of the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony in Ayodhya (ANI)
of Ram Lalla at Shri Ram Janmab-
hoomi Temple in Ayodhya three days
after the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony. There are baggage scanners installed. future and will play a vital role in er tourism-centric initiatives, Uttar
On Thursday, the fourth day There is also a physical frisking cen- the realization of the USD 1 trillion Pradesh is expected to have a tax col-
after Pran Pratishtha, devotees ter.” GDP target of Uttar Pradesh Chief lection of Rs 25,000 crore in 2024-25.
thronged the Ram Temple to have Following the grand ‘Pran Minister Yogi Adityanath. It clearly states that Ayodhya will be
darshan of Shri Ram Lalla. The vi- Pratishtha’ ceremony of Lord Ram Larsen & Toubro, the company the most important factor in this with
sual shows a long queue to offer the Lalla in Ayodhya on Monday and the involved in the construction of the tourists and devotees coming to the
darshan of Ram Lalla. IG Range temple opening its doors to the pub- temple, has claimed that the newly city not only from within the country
Ayodhya, Praveen Kumar elaborated lic on Tuesday, a swarm of devotees constructed Ram temple will remain but also from different parts of the
on arrangements made for effective is flooding the Ram Temple chant- in existence for the next 1,000 years world. It reveals further that with the
crowd management on Thursday. ing slogans of ‘Jai Shree Ram’, ‘Jai because of the quality of construction growth in tourism, Uttar Pradesh will
“People from the surrounding areas Sitaram’. It has led certain national and engineering and that its econom- become richer by about 4 lakh crores
are coming on foot. There are two and international agencies to come ic impact will be equally significant. this year,” the Chief Minister’s office
queues, one kilometer long each. up with reports suggesting that Ayo- “Another research conducted by said in a press release.
Any belongings have to be kept in dhya is going to witness a huge influx SBI Research recently claims that Foreign stock market research
the Public Facilitation Centre (PFC). of tourists and devotees in the near owing to the Ram Temple and oth- Continued on next page... >>

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