New Delhi: A day before the bhoomi pujan, deepotsave was celebrated at UP CM Yogi Adityanath’s official residence in Lucknow. In fact, UP CM himself took to light the diays as well as firecrackers to mark the celebration of grand bhoomi pujan tomorrow. Apart from scores of diyas, Rangoli made with flowers added colour to the Chief Minister’s residence. #WATCH Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lights a firecracker at his official residence in Lucknow as part of 'deepotsav', ahead of the foundation stone laying ceremony of #RamTemple in Ayodhya tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/YUogsmwXGd — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) August 4, 2020 CM Yogi had also appealed to the Lord Ram devotees to light diyas and illuminate their homes in celebration of the ‘bhumi pujan’. Ayodhya has already been illuminated since Monday. Houses and buildings in the city have been painted yellow to create a tretayug-like facade during the bhoomi pujan event. Meanwhile, RSS workers will be reciting Ramcharit Manas and Hanuman Chalisa in Nagpur when the event begins in Ayodhya on Wednesday. "Workers residing at the Sangh headquarter will light diyas and recite 'Hanuman Chalisa' and 'Ramcharit Manas' (traditional texts dedicated to Lord Hanuman and Lord Shriram, respectively) on Wednesday," an RSS official told news agency PTI earlier today.
