Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Ram Temple at Ayodhya on Wednesday in a ground-breaking ceremony, ahead of which he performed a 15-minute ritual.

The Prime Minister laid a 40-kg silver brick to mark the beginning of the construction of the Ram Temple. (Photo Credit: Twitter/ @BJP4India)
Before laying the brick, Modi performed a ritual amid ‘Jai Shree ram’ chants by the priest of the temple. (Photo Credit: Twitter/ @BJP4India)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat also took part in the Bhoomi Pujan of the Ram Temple. (Photo Credit: Twitter/@ BJP4India)
On his visit at the makeshift temple on the site, the Prime Minister did a ‘shashtang pranam (lying prostate)’ before the deity. (Photo Credit: Twitter/ @BJP4India)
Owing to COVID-19, only 175 guests were invited at the grand ceremony, all residents of Ayodhya. (Photo credit: Twitter/ @BJP4India)
Modi sported a white mask along with a saffron kurta and off-white dhoti at the event. (Photo Credit: Twitter/ @BJP4India)
The event is a culmination of BJP’s 36-year long campaign of the construction of the Ram Mandir, which was green signalled by the Supreme Court nine months ago. (Photo Credit: ANI)