Mohan Bhagwat Proposes Celebrating Ram Temple Consecration Date as 'Pratishtha Diwas'

Further, the RSS chief said that the Ram Mandir was not a threat but 'yagya' for the Hindu community. He said the temple must have been constructed much earlier but due to some forces it got delayed.

The RSS chief, Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said that the day of consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh must be celebrated as 'pratishtha diwas'.

Further, the RSS chief said that the Ram Mandir was not a threat but 'yagya' for the Hindu community. He said the temple must have been constructed much earlier but due to some forces it got delayed.

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Bhagwat said the Ram temple movement was not initiated to oppose anyone, but it was initiated to awaken the 'self' of Bharat so that the country could stand on its own feet and show the path to the world.

A grand idol of Lord Ram was consecrated at the grand Ayodhya temple on January 22, 2024, in a landmark event led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Bhagwat said that the country saw no discord during the consecration of Ram temple in Ayodhya last year. He was speaking after he presented the National Devi Ahilya Award to Champat Rai, general secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, in Indore on Monday.

Speaking on receiving the award, Rai declared that he is dedicating this honour to all known and unknown people of the Ram Mandir movement who helped in building the grand Ram temple in the Uttar Pradesh town.

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Commenting on various stages of struggles during the movement, Rai said, "The temple was a representation of 'Hindustan ki Moonchh (moustache)', which was the national pride, and he was merely a medium to build it".
The prestigious award is given by the Indore-based social organization, 'Shri Ahilyotsav Samiti', every year to prominent persons in recognition of their contribution in different social spheres.

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, who is the president of this organisation, addressing on this occasion, said a grand memorial dedicated to Devi Ahilyabai will be built in the city so that people become familiar with her life character. Over the years, the National Devi Ahilya Award has been given to well-known personalities like Nanaji Deshmukh, Vijaya Raje Scindia, Raghunath Anant Mashelkar and Sudha Murty.

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