500-kg 'Nagada' arrives in Ayodhya before the consecration ceremony

[{"selector":"#anim-f8ab40e8-e627-4c77-b4b5-1e10ffd81f9e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-5.468749729786104%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] A 'nagada' (drum) weighing 500-kg arrived in Ayodhya from Gujarat on Thursday in a special chariot

[{"selector":"#anim-ef0c8dfe-4c61-4b28-9dae-1dcaa11317f5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-50.75334811828868%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] The Drum was brought ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, scheduled for January 22.

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[{"selector":"#anim-b996f359-9195-466f-a64c-0e852d09b176 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-10.772693174726584%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] The instrument came as part of the upcoming celebrations after a Gujarat Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader sent a letter to the temple trust requesting them to accept it.