Ram Navami Celebrated Across Nation With Large Processions

Tight Security in Several States

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AYODHYA/KOLKATA/RAMESWARAM: People thronged temples and participated in colourful processions as Ram Navami was celebrated across the country on Sunday, amid tight security in communally sensitive areas in several states including West Bengal, where BJP and TMC took out scores of rallies giving a political hue to the festival.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, and greeted the people on the festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Ram.

"Prabhu Shri Ram is a uniting force for all of us," the Prime Minister said on X as he shared that he had a 'darshan' of the Ram Setu on his flight from Sri Lanka to India on Sunday.

"And, as a divine coincidence, it happened at the same time as the Surya Tilak was taking place in Ayodhya. Blessed to have the Darshan of both. Prabhu Shri Ram is a uniting force for all of us. May His blessings always remain upon us," he said in his post.

The Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the birth place of Lord Ram, was teeming with devotees since early morning to observe the ritual of Surya Tilak, where sun rays converge on the forehead of Balak Shri Ram Lalla idol.