PM Modi to Unveil 77-ft Statue of Lord Ram in Goa Tomorrow- 5 Things To Know

Panaji: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil a 77-feet-tall bronze statue of Lord Ram at a mutt in Goa. PM Modi will unveil the statue of Lord Ram at Shree Samsthan Gokarn Jeevottam Mutt in South Goa district

on Thursday, reported PTI citing a mutt representative. The PM will arrive at the venue at 3.45 pm. A special helipad has been constructed in the premises of the mutt, its central committee chairperson Shrinivas Dempo said.PM Modi will visit the temple located in the mutt before addressing a public meeting, Dempo said. Goa Governor Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Union minister Shripad Naik, along with the state cabinet ministers, will be present for the function, he added.Various programmes are being held from November 27 to December 7 to mark the 550 years of the mutt tradition. The mutt premises in Goa was constructed at Partagal village in Canacona (South Goa district) 370 years ago, Dempo said.Several programmes are planned to be held during these days and 7,000 to 10,000 people are expected to arrive at the mutt premises every day, he added. Goa Public Works Department minister Digambar Kamat said the premises of the mutt, serving as a spiritual centre for ages, has been completely refurbished and given a modern look.

PM Modi To Unveil 77-ft Statue of Lord Ram: 5 Things to Know

1. PM Modi will unveil the 77-ft statue of Lord Ram at Shree Samsthan Gokarn Jeevottam Mutt. 2. The height of the statue is 77-ft. 3. The statue of Lord Ram at the Goa mutt will be the tallest statue of Lord Ram in the world. 4. The statue is made of bronze metal. 5. Sculptor Ram Sutar, who designed the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, has made the statue of Shree Ram.

'Dharm Dhwaj' Hoisted Atop Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

The unveiling of the tallest statue of Lord Ram in the world comes just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the "Dharm Dhwaj" atop the Ram Mandir in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya. The 'Dharm Dhwaj' was hoisted in the presence of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Governor Anandiben Patel and thousands of saints, tribal representatives, devotees and guests.Addressing the gathering, PM Modi said that the "wounds and pain" of centuries are healing as a 500-year-old resolve is finally being fulfilled with the formal completion of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Calling the moment "epochal," the prime minister said Ayodhya was witnessing another historic milestone and added that "the entire country and the world are immersed in Ram.""Today, Ayodhya stands witness to a historic moment of cultural awakening. The nation and the world are immersed in devotion to Lord Ram. Every Ram bhakt’s heart is filled with deep satisfaction, immense gratitude, and divine joy as centuries-old wounds are healing," said PM Modi.