Times Square billboards to hail Lord Ram on 'bhoomi poojan' day

Guwahati: The giant billboards of the iconic Times Square in NY, USA, will be beaming images and 3D portraits of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on August 5 in a one-of-a-kind event to celebrate the temple's groundbreaking bhoomi poojan ceremony.

The President of the American India Public Affairs Committee Jagdish Sewhani on Wednesday said that arrangements are being done to celebrate the historic moment in New York on August 5, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

The giant Nasdaq screen and the 17,000-square-foot wrap-around LED display screen, considered among the largest continuous exterior displays in the world and the highest-resolution exterior LED screen in Times Square have been rented for the displays.

From 8 in the morning on August 5 till 10 in the night, several billboards will display images of the words 'Jai Shri Ram' in Hindi and English, Lord Ram's portraits and videos, 3D portraits of the temple's design and architecture as well as pictures of the laying of the foundation stone by Modi.

A prominent community leader, Sewhani said that members of the Indian-American community will also assemble at Times Square on August 5 to mark the occasion and distribute sweets. "This is not a once in a lifetime or a once in a century event. This is an event that comes once in the life of mankind. We had to give it a befitting celebration and what better place than the iconic Times Square to commemorate the 'Ram Janma Bhoomi shilanyas' (groundbreaking ceremony)."

He further added, "Under Prime Minister Modi, the construction of the Ram Temple is a dream come true for Hindus all over the world. Till six years back, we never thought that this day will come, but due to Modi's leadership, this day has come and we want to celebrate it in a befitting way."

Sewhani said that the Times Square tribute is being made possible with the help and support of the community and sponsors. Prime Minister Modi had announced the foundation of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust in February. The Trust has invited Modi to lay the foundation stone of the Ram Temple.

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