Ayodhya: BJP’s National Vice President Uma Bharti, who earlier said that she will not go to the ‘Bhumi Pujan’ ceremony for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, has reached the Ramjnmabhoomi site here.

She said, “I am bound by the dignity of Maryada Purushottam Ram. I have been instructed by the senior officials of Ram Temple Trust to be present at the ceremony. That is why I am here in this programme.”

BJP leader and former Union Minister Uma Bharti, who has been associated with the Ram Mandir movement, described the ‘Bhumi Pujan’ as one of the “biggest” moments in the country. She said that the Supreme Court’s judgement has brought everyone together.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also reached Ayodhya to join the ‘Bhumi Pujan’ ceremony there.

All the saints have also reached there to participate in the program.

Ram Temple Trust chief Mahant Nritya Gopal Das has also reached the venue. Many saints including Yoga guru Ramdev, Sadhvi Ritambhara are present at the venue.

Priests from Kashi, Delhi and Prayagraj have been called in to perform the ‘Bhumi Pujan’ ceremony. A team of 21 priests will perform ‘puja’ in different ways.

Apart from this, the Ram Janmabhoomi campus has also been decorated with flowers, pandals and stage have been made with beautiful ‘Rangolis’.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the temple by placing silver bricks at the auspicious time according to Vedic customs here.

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Yog Guru Baba Ramdev also arrived at the temple premises where the Bhumi Pujan will be performed.

The ‘Bhumi Pujan’ for the proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the ‘Shila Pujan’, ‘Bhumi Pujan’ and ‘Karma Shila Pujan’.

The Prime Minister will lay a 40-kg silver brick to symbolise the start of construction of the temple.