AYODHYA: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday visited the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi site and several ancient temples in Ayodhya, besides inspecting a probable location near Saryu river for a planned statue of Lord Ram.
His visit to Ram Janmabhoomi site came a day after the three-day Deepotsav ended, in which Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook was the chief guest on the last day.
“He arrived in Ayodhya this morning around 8:30 am from Faizabad where he stayed at the Circuit House last night. First he visited Hanuman Garhi, and then the Ram Janmabhoomi, where he spent some time,” Faizabad BJP president Awadhesh Pandey said.
Awadhesh Pandey said he accompanied the chief minister at a few of the temple visits, during which Yogi Adityanath also interacted with several religious leaders.
Security was steeped up at the Ram Janmabhoomi site, where a large number of people from across the country Wednesday visited on Diwali.
Awadhesh Pandey said he accompanied the chief minister at a few of the temple visits, during which Yogi Adityanath also interacted with several religious leaders.
Security was steeped up at the Ram Janmabhoomi site, where a large number of people from across the country Wednesday visited on Diwali.
A police official said about 20,000 people visit the site on Diwali, almost double the footfall recorded on regular days, adding Yogi went in the morning.
Local residents said the chief minister had visited the birthplace of Lord Ram after last year’s Deepotsav as well.
Yogi Adityanath’s visit to the Ram Janambhomi site came at a time when the chorus has grown within the party and the Sangh Parivar, seeking construction of a temple there through ordinance.
At present, a statue of Ram Lalla (child avatar of Lord Ram) is kept at the site, which attracts devotees from far and wide.
The Supreme Court recently fixed the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute cases for the first week of January next year before an appropriate bench, which will decide the schedule of hearing.