Ayodhya: Ayodhya Ram Mandir will open 19 hours for devotees on Wednesday, starting from Mangala Aarti at 3.30 a.m. till 11 p.m. The curtains of the temple will be drawn for five minutes each during the four Bhog offerings to Lord Ram.

This is being done on the occasion of Ram Navami and in view of the expected huge turnout of devotees on the first Ram Navami in Ayodhya after the consecration ceremony.

According to the trust, the Ayodhya Municipal Corporation will put up around 100 LED screens across Ayodhya for the live telecast of Ram Navami celebrations at Ram temple.

The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has issued an appeal to distinguished guests to visit Ayodhya for the darshan of Ram Lalla only after April 19^th. It has also cancelled all special pass bookings for Darshan and Aarti of Ram Lalla between April 16^th and 18^th. Everyone will need to follow the same path as other devotees to enter the Ram Mandir, said the Trust.

To avoid inconvenience and wastage of time during darshan, devotees have been advised not to bring their mobile phones and other valuable items. A service centre for pilgrims has been established by the trust at Sugreev Quila. Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati will live telecast the celebrations at Ram Mandir on Doordarshan.