Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday offered prayers to Ram Lalla at Ram Janmbhoomi here. This is his first visit to Ayodhya after a "bhoomi pujan" for the construction of a Ram temple on 5 August, 2020.
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Immediately after reaching Ayodhya for the Deepotsav celebrations, Prime Minister went to the makeshift Ram temple and offered prayers to Ram Lalla. He lit an earthen lamp there and performed an "aarti". Temple chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das applied vermillion on his forehead.
Earlier, Prime Minister Modi was welcomed by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. (with Agency inputs)