Ayodhya

In a historic moment, the sun's rays, the Surya Tilak, illuminated the forehead of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on the occasion of Ram Navami on Wednesday (April 17). The Ram Temple is celebrating Ram Navami for the first time after the consecration ceremony.

Ram Lalla, the deity, will be adorned in yellow attire and offered 56 bhog (food offerings). The temple will be open for 19 hours, beginning with the Mangala Aarti at 3:30 AM and closing at 11 PM.

'Surya Tilak' will take place from 12:16 pm to 12:21 pm when rays of the sun will symbolically mark the forehead of Ram Lalla's idol placed in the 'garbh griha'. Here are all details when and where to watch the religious event live.

The Ram Temple in Ayodhya conducted the Divya Abhishekam of Ram Lalla on Wednesday (April 17) on the occasion of Ram Navami. The newly-built grand temple is celebrating its first Ram Navami after the consecration ceremony that took place in January this year.

Ram Navami at Ayodhya: Ram Navami is an important cultural and religious occasion in Hinduism. It represents the triumph of good over evil and the righteousness of Lord Rama's life.

In his tweet, PM Modi highligted the spiritual and historical significance of this momentous occasion, which marks the culmination of a five-century-long wait and the fulfillment of the aspirations of countless devotees and saints who dedicated their lives to the construction of the Ram temple.

Ram Navami marks the birth or the appearance day of Lord Ram, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It usually falls in the Hindu calendar month of Chaitra, which typically falls in March or April in the Gregorian calendar.

Reports suggest that Mukesh sustained severe injuries when the Nilgai, crossing the road, collided with his motorcycle, resulting in the animal's horns piercing his chest. The impact of the collision flung Mukesh several meters away from the scene.

The epic poem of Goswami Tulsidas, the 'Ramcharitmanas' made of gold was gifted to Ram Lalla in Ayodhya by former IAS officer Subramanian Lakshminarayanan and his wife Saraswathy ahead of the Ram Navami celebration.

PM Modi also slammed the Congress for its stance on the Ram Temple consecration ceremony, accusing the party of attempting to obstruct the temple's construction in Ayodhya.