New Delhi: Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya is all set to celebrate its first Holi – the festival of colours. This is the first Holi when the Ram Lalla’s idol is not in a tent but is ensconced in a proper temple.

Acharya Satyendra Das, chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple told a news agency, “Ram Lalla stayed inside a temporary tent for three decades and was kept away from festivity. He will bless devotees this year after the liberation of his birthplace.”

Preparations for Holi celebrations

The entire Ram Janambhoomi temple complex will be decorated with flowers in different hues, sourced from different parts of the country.

Celebrations will be doubled because the construction of the Ram temple has also begun in earnest. Natural colours and scented ‘gulaal’ will be used in celebrations in the court of Ram Lalla.

The Ram Temple Trust has already begun discussions with priests on rituals scheduled for Holi.