Overview
- Rituals will start on December 27 with worship of the flags to be raised, and the flag designs have been finalised.
- The seven shrines—dedicated to Shiva, Surya, Ganpati, Hanuman, Bhagwati, Annapurna and Sheshavatar—are reported complete and await formal completion rites.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are cited as likely chief guests, with Singh’s attendance unconfirmed; President Droupadi Murmu is among likely invitees.
- The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will finalise the programme at a Saturday meeting, and construction progress will be reviewed by committee chair Nripendra Mishra.
- A broader flag-hoisting across sub-temples was postponed on November 25, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted the main temple Dhwajarohan to mark its construction completion.