On the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, devotees on Wednesday thronged temples nationwide to offer prayers.
Devotees are gathering at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple as Ram Navami is being celebrated for the first time in Ayodhya.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Devotees throng Ram temple in Ayodhya, on the occasion of #RamNavami pic.twitter.com/MTGzGvcbud
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Devotees stood in long queues waiting to offer Prasad to Lord Ram.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Devotees throng Ram temple in Ayodhya, on the occasion of #RamNavami pic.twitter.com/H2n0sQi4AP
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Meanwhile, Pooja was performed at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on the occasion of Ram Navami.
#WATCH | Pooja performed at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of #RamNavami
Ram Navami is being celebrated for the first time in Ayodhya's Ram Temple after the Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla.
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On the occasion of Ram Navami, devotees also flocked to the Hanuman Garhi temple in Ayodhya to offer prayers.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Devotees throng Hanuman Garhi temple in Ayodhya, on the occasion of #RamNavami pic.twitter.com/ErvcKxzjae
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A huge crowd of devotees gathered at Maa Vaishno Devi Temple in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir.
#WATCH | Jammu and Kashmir: Devotees throng Mata Vaishno Devi Temple in Katra on the occasion of #RamNavami pic.twitter.com/fdOqdaZcLG
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In the national capital, morning Aarti was performed at the Chhatarpur Temple.
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Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings on the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami. He stated that after a five-century wait, people now have the privilege to celebrate the festival in this manner.
The first Ram Navami after the Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya is a generational milestone, weaving together centuries of devotion with a new era of hope and progress. This is a day crores of Indians waited for. Innumerable people devoted their lives to this sacred cause.
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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 17, 2024
Ram Navmi is celebrated all over India every year on the last day of Chaitra Navaratri. On this auspicious day, young girls, representing the nine forms of the goddess Durga, are offered gifts and prasad.
Also Read: PM Modi: Ayodhya’s First Ram Navami ‘A Generational Milestone’
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