Did you know, that the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Colaba is even older than the Gateway of India? Have you ever wondered, why is the Elephanta Caves called so? This World Heritage Day 2024, get ready to explore Mumbai’s heritage like never before. The Colaba area of Mumbai holds a treasure of history with remarkable monuments and structures that narrate the tale of Mumbai’s glorious past. Among them, Mumbai’s Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel stand as majestic landmarks bridging Mumbai’s modern present to its hair-raising history. In this series of Mid-day Xplore, Mid-day's journalist Katyayani Kapoor explores Gateway of India and Taj Mahal Palace Hotel with the founder of Mumbai Heritage Tours - Pranav Damle who gives a peek into the untold and rare history of South Mumbai's remarkable heritage honouring the heritage of Mumbai this World Heritage Day.
17 April,2024 09:00 PM IST
Ram Bhakts finally experienced golden moment of satisfaction on Jan 22. With the inauguration of Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir and ‘pran pratishtha’ of new Ram Lalla idol, chants of ram echoed in Mumbai. A grand Bike rally was conducted in the city by Ram Bhakts. Live streaming of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir inauguration event was conducted at various places in the city. People swooned to Ram bhajans and Ram mandirs across Mumbai got decked up with enchanting decor as scores of devotees lined up outside temples celebrating the occasion. Not only temple, but huge celebrations were seen in Mumbai’s slums along with a grand procession taken out by the devotees.
31 January,2024 03:09 PM IST
Ayodhya Ram Mandir
The devotees in large numbers continued to throng Ayodhya on January 27 to take darshan of Ram Lalla on the fifth day after Pran Pratishtha of Ram Temple. IG Range Ayodhya, Praveen Kumar elaborated on arrangements made for effective crowd management. Earlier, on the fourth day after the Consecration Ceremony, Ayodhya also witnessed a long queue of devotees. The Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla at Ayodhya Ram Mandir was held on January 22. The Ram Lalla idol was unveiled at the Pran Pratishtha ceremony after the hour-long rituals in the presence of PM Modi.
27 January,2024 02:42 PM IST | Ayodhya
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22 took part in the much-awaited consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla’s idol at Ayodhya Ram Mandir amid the chants of Vedic mantras. After the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony, on the appeal of Swami Govinda Dev Giri, PM Modi broke his 11-day fast which is performed as Anushthaan ritual for the consecration ceremony. Days before Ram Temple Consecration ceremony, PM Modi took a vow from Maharashtra’s Nashik to do Anushthaan for 11 days till Jan 22. After the conclusion of the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony of Ram Lalla’s idol at the grand Ayodhya Ram Mandir, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat on January 22 revealed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi underwent an even more stringent ‘Vrat’ than he was asked to do.
22 January,2024 06:40 PM IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde celebrated ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony of Ram Temple by beating the drum at Kopineshwar Mandir in Thane on January 22. Notably, the idol of Lord Ram was unveiled in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. PM Modi led rituals of the ceremony in the sanctum sanctorum of the grand temple. The idol was unveiled at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya during the pran pratishtha ceremony. Days before Ayodhya Ram Mandir Inauguration, PM Modi took a vow to do Anushthaan for 11 days.
22 January,2024 06:32 PM IST
On the auspicious day of Ayodhya Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha, numerous guests were invited to the remarkable event, including notable personalities such as industrialists, cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, as well as Bollywood icons like Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vicky Kaushal, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ayushmann Khurrana, filmmaker Rohit Shetty, and many more.
22 January,2024 06:14 PM IST
After the idol of Ram Lalla was unveiled on Monday at Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed the gathering assembled for the Ayodhya Ram Mandir Inauguration event and said that today every village and city in the nation is 'Ayodhya Dham'.
22 January,2024 05:32 PM IST
While addressing a gathering during Ram Temple consecration Ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22 said that Ram Lalla will not stay in a tent now. He said, “Ram Lalla will not stay in a tent now. He will stay in the grand temple.” PM Narendra Modi, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, and Governor Ananadiben Patel offered prayers to Ram Lalla. The idol was unveiled at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya during the pran pratishtha ceremony. Days before Ayodhya Ram Mandir Inauguration, PM Modi took a vow to do Anushthaan for 11 days.
22 January,2024 04:20 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed ‘Dandavat Pranam’ at the Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh on January 22. The face of Ram Lalla’s idol was unveiled during the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at the Ayodhya Ram Mandir Inauguration. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat were present at the occasion. The new Ram Lalla idol was consecrated at the newly constructed temple here on Monday amid grand celebrations in the town.
22 January,2024 03:58 PM IST
Ayodhya was all decked up for the Ram Mandir ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony on January 22. Pushp Varsha was done on the grand Ayodhya Ram Mandir. The devotees got the first look of the enchanting Ram Lalla idol as it was unveiled in the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ event today. The new Ram Lalla idol was consecrated at the newly constructed temple here on Monday amid grand celebrations in the town. PM Narendra Modi, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, and Governor Ananadiben Patel offered prayers to Ram Lalla at the Ayodhya Ram Mandir Inauguration event.
22 January,2024 03:40 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
