Prayagraj, January 29: The tableaux of the replica of Shri Ram Temple at Republic Day parade attained the first position on Thursday. Expressing happiness, the Uttar Pradesh government led by CM Yogi Adityanath has decided to actively exhibit the replica in whole of the state. Feeling the pride and happiness, CM has requested people to shower flowers while the tableaux would pass on the streets. "The tableaux was considered to be the best among other tableaux of the country", he added.
The tableau depicting the ancient cultural heritage of the holy town of Ayodhya and a replica of a Ram temple was displayed during Republic Day Parade 2021. When the Ram temple tableau was displayed during the Republic Day Parade, hundreds of spectators were seen welcoming it with the folded hands. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will give the first prize for this tableau to the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday.
The grand bedecked tableau of Uttar Pradesh, which depicted sage Maharishi Valmiki composing the epic Ramayana seated in front of the proposed Ram temple model on the rear side, caught the attention of the whole country during the parade. Ayodhya's Deepotsav celebrations, which found its name in the Guinness Book of Records, was depicted on one side of the tableau with earthen lamps, while other murals showed embracing of Nishadraj by Lord Ram and eating of Shabri's berry by him, the salvation of Ahilya, bringing of Sanjeevani by Lord
Hanuman, Jatayu-Ram samvad, Ashok Vatika and other scenes.
On November 9, 2019, the Supreme Court had settled the fractious Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid issue, going back more than a century, and backed the construction of a Ram temple by a trust at the disputed site. It also had ruled that an alternative five-acre plot must be found for a mosque in the Hindu holy town.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi last August had performed the 'bhoomi pujan' of a Supreme Court-mandated Ram temple in Ayodhya, bringing to fruition the BJP's mandir movement that defined its politics for three decades and took it to the heights of power. The Ram temple is scheduled for completion in 2023.
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