Times Square to display Lord Ram’s images, more on Aug 5!

New Delhi, July 30: To celebrate the historic moment of the Shri Ram Mandir's Bhumi Pujan ceremony on 5 August, Lord Ram’s images and 3D portraits of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be displayed across the giant billboards in the iconic Times Square in New York on the same day. The billboards are among the most striking and popular features of Times Square, which is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.

 

Prominent community leader and President of the American India Public Affairs Committee Jagdish Sewhani asserted that arrangements are being made to celebrate the historic moment in New York on August 5, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. "The celebration will begin from 8 am on 5 August and continue till 10 pm," he further added.

 

 

Giving the information about the event he said that among the prominent billboards that are being leased for the occasion are the giant Nasdaq screen and the 17,000-square-foot wrap-around LED display screen, considered among the largest continuous exterior displays in the world and the highest-resolution exterior LED screen in Times Square.

 

Further, he also said that images of the words 'Jai Shri Ram' in Hindi and English, Lord Ram's portraits and videos, 3D portraits of the temple's design and architecture as well as pictures of the laying of the foundation stone by PM Modi will be displayed across several billboards adding that the members of the Indian community will also gather at Times Square on August 5 to mark the celebration and distribute sweets. He said that the Times Square commemoration is being made possible with the help and support of the community and sponsors.