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Lord Ram's image displayed at Times Square to celebrate Ram Temple 'Bhoomi Poojan'

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New York, Aug 06: The image of Lord Ram and the grand Ram Temple to be built in Ayodhya beamed across a giant billboard at the iconic Times Square in New York City where members of the Indian community gathered in large numbers to celebrate the "Bhoomi Poojan" performed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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The bright image of Lord Ram, the grand temple and the Indian tricolour beamed on a giant wrap-around LED display screen on Wednesday. While the organisers had planned to beam the photos from 8 AM to 10 PM on Wednesday, the image of Lord Ram and the temple was displayed for about four hours till 1 PM.

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"Extremist groups can try to stymie us but they cannot silence Hindus. Come celebrate our RamJi in Times Square tonight at 7:30 for a diya lighting!! (there will be no displays in the evening)," the organisers said on the website ramcelebration.org.

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Prominent community leader and President of the American India Public Affairs Committee Jagdish Sewhani and organiser of the event said that the members of the Indian community gathered in huge numbers to celebrate the historic day when Prime Minister Modi performed the "Bhoomi Pujan" of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

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Dressed in cultural attires, members of the Indian diaspora from across the New York tri-state area and many travelling from other states gathered in the evening at Times Square where the organisers had planned to light diyas, sing Bhajans and distribute sweets. Chanting "Jai Shree Ram" and waving flags and banners, the people celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony of the temple in Times Square.

However, some groups had voiced opposition to the celebration in Times Square and the display of the image of Lord Ram and the temple on the billboards. Coalition Against Fascism in India, Hindus for Human Rights and Indian-American Muslim Council had signed a petition to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio against the display of the image on billboards.

The Coalition Against Fascism in India had organised a protest at Times Square at the same time that members of the Indian community gathered to celebrate the occasion. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation, also opposed the celebration at Times Square.

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