Overview

• On October 9, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her family performed the aarti of Lord Ram Lalla and conducted Rudrabhishek at Kuber Tila in the Ram Janmabhoomi complex.
• A day earlier, Sitharaman and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath unveiled statues of Tyagaraja Swamigal, Purandara Dasa, and Arunachala Kavi at Brihaspati Kund in Ayodhya.
• Chief Minister Yogi announced that the four main Ram Temple gates will be named after Jagadguru Shankaracharya, Jagadguru Madhvacharya, Jagadguru Ramanujacharya, and Jagadguru Ramanandacharya.
• Leaders framed the installations as a North–South cultural bridge and highlighted the saints’ foundational roles in Carnatic music and devotional literature.
• Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s Champat Rai briefed Sitharaman on construction progress and discussed security, darshan arrangements, and upcoming development plans.