Priests And Local People Offer Prayers Near The Holy Stone Shaligram; See Photos

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Ayodhya: Priests and local people offer prayers near the holy stone Shaligram (a representation of Lord Vishnu in Hindu religion) after its arrival from Nepal, at Karsewak Puram in Ayodhya, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.

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Janakpur: 'Shaligram' stones being dispatched to India's Ayodhya for the construction of idols of Lord Ram and Goddess Janaki, expected to be placed in the main temple complex of the under-construction Ram Mandir, in Janakpur, Nepal, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023.

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Gorakhpur: 'Shaligram' stones, which will be used to carve idols of Lord Ram and Goddess Janaki to be installed in the main temple complex of the under-construction Ram Mandir, being dispatched from Gorakhnath Temple to Ayodhya, in Gorakhpur, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.

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Basti: Shaligram stone being carried to Ayodhya from Vikramjot of Basti, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.

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Janakpur: 'Shaligram' stones being dispatched to India's Ayodhya for the construction of idols of Lord Ram and Goddess Janaki, expected to be placed in the main temple complex of the under-construction Ram Mandir, in Janakpur, Nepal, Sunday evening, Jan. 29, 2023.

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yodhya: Priests perform rituals near Shaligram (non-anthropomorphic representations of Lord Vishnu in Hindu religion) stones dispatched from Nepal, upon their arrival in Ayodhya, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.

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Ayodhya: Volunteers and devotees holding Indian and Nepal's flags place the Shaligram stone, coming from Nepal, at Ramsevak Puram in Ayodhya, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.

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Ayodhya: Nepal congress leader Bimalendra Nidhi (C) hands over formally to Ram Teerth Khetra Trust the two Shaligrams stones (Representation of Lord Vishnu in Hindu religion) dispatched from Nepal for Ayodhya's Ram Temple, at Karsewak Puram in Ayodhya, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.

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Janakpur: A 'Shaligram' stone being dispatched to India's Ayodhya for the construction of idols of Lord Ram and Goddess Janaki, expected to be placed in the main temple complex of the under-construction Ram Mandir, in Janakpur, Nepal, Sunday evening, Jan. 29, 2023.