Ayodhya has set another brand new world record this Diwali by lighting a whopping 26.17 lakh (2,617,215) earthen lamps along the Saryu River. It was a spectacle of light that left Ayodhya gleaming! It was a part of the yearly Deepotsav celebrations around the Ram temple. As per organisers, the event was verified and certified…
Ayodhya Deepotsav 2025 (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Ayodhya celebrated Deepotsav 2025 on Sunday with grandeur and devotion, drawing thousands of devotees to the city along the banks of the River Saryu in Uttar Pradesh.Organised by the state government’s tourism and culture department, the festival marked the ninth edition of the celebration of Lord Ram’s…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath applies tilak on the forehead of artists dressed up as Lord Ram, and Laxman during the Diwali festival celebration, in Ayodhya on Sunday. NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday launched a fierce attack on the Congress and Samajwadi Party, accusing them of “insulting India’s eternal…
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s criticism of the government’s expenditure on diyas for Ayodhya’s Deepotsav sparked a political row, with the BJP accusing the SP of opposing Hindu sentiments NEW DELHI: On the eve of Ayodhya’s grand Deepotsav celebrations, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav triggered a political storm by questioning the Yogi Adityanath-led government’s…