By- Srushti sharma
Ram Navami is being celebrated with great pomp at Ayodhya's Ram temple with offering of 56 types of bhog,prasad and panjiri
The festival will be celebrated at the newly-built temple for the first time today
' Surya Tilak' will take place from 12:16 pm to 12:21 pm when rays of the sun will fall on the forehead of Ram Lalla
' Divya Abhishek' of Ram Lalla was performed in the ' Garbh griha' today morning
The Ram temple will remain open for 19 hours from Mangala Aarti at 3:00 am till noon
Curtains of the temple will be drawn for five minutes each during the four 'bhog' offerings to the Lord
'Chappan Bhog' was also offered to Ram Lalla on the occasion of Ram Navami
The Railway Administration has decided to run a special train between Gorakhpur and Ayodhya in view of the heavy footfall of devotees
The Gorakhpur-Ayodhya Dham- Gorakhpur Ramnavami fair special train began its maiden Journey on April 16. It will run till April 18
Over 25 Lakh visitors are expected to visit the temple to offer prayers to the Ram Lalla with the temple decked up for grand celebrations