Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi brokedown and laid a 40 Kgs silver brick, the first in the construction of a Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on Wednesday. The August 5 is declared as a golden day in India’s history, the Rama Janmabhoomi site is believed as to be the Hindu God Ram’s birthplace.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid a 40 kg Silver Brick to the three stored building of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on Wednesday. Modi participated in the ceremony of Bhoomi Poojan for the construction of the Ram Mandir, with this event long waiting construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya come to true.

The Ram Janma Bhoomi Thertha Kshetra trust make elaborate decked arrangements in and around the Ayodhya, Bhajans and Shlokas were heard across the temple town decked with flowers and yellow and saffron flags.

Modi offered prayers first at the Hanumangarhi temple a shrine to lord hanuman. He went to Ram Janma Bhoomi or the birth place of lord Ram to pray at the shrine to Ram Lalla. The Infant lord Ram, before proceedings to the site of the main Bhoomi Poojan ceremony.

     Modi offered prayers to nine stone blocks with Lord Ram inscribed on it amid chanting of religious hymns to symbolize the start of construction, which is expected to take three and a half years. Modi attended the ceremony by wearing a traditional gold kurta and white dhoti, along with his face mask.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address on the occasion beginning with “Jai Siya Ram”, and he compared the day as August 15, many generations sacrificed everything in India Independence movement. August 15^th is the testimony to the sacrifices made by lakhs of people the Ram Mandir bears testimony to centuries of struggle,” the PM said.

Modi also said “Just as people from all sections of the society had rallied behind Mahatma Gandhi to free India, the socially disadvantaged, Dalits, Adivasis, every section had helped lay the foundation for Ram Mandir”.

With RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat looking on from the dais, Modi said, “Many attempts were made to remove the very existence of Lord Ram. Structures were demolished, but finally Ram Janmabhoomi has become free of the cycle of destruction and resurrection. For crores of people in India, centuries of wait is ending. It is a very emotional moment for them. They can’t believe that in their lifetime, they are witnessing this pious moment. Ram Lalla who lived in a tent for all these years is finally going to be seated in a grand temple.”

“Ram is everywhere, Ram belongs to all”, Modi said the temple symbolizes India’s rich heritage and will be an inspiration for all of humanity, said Modi. “Social harmony was the core principle of Lord Ram’s governance. We have to cement the stones for construction of Ram temple with mutual love, brotherhood,” he said. The groundbreaking or ‘bhumi pujan’ ceremony follows a ruling by the Supreme Court last November favouring the building of a Hindu temple on the disputed site in Uttar Pradesh.

“Just as people accepted the Supreme Court’s verdict in Ram Janmabhoomi case with grace, they should welcome the construction of the grand Ram Temple with warmth towards others,” the PM said. Water from Indian rivers in 2,000 earthen pots sent by various Hindu temples and Sikh shrines were poured at the site.