Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off the Aastha Special Train on February 20, carrying approximately 1500 devotees from Sambalpur (Odisha) to Ayodhya.
Speaking to the media, Pradhan said that a long wait for devotees had finally come to an end.
“The long wait came to an end on January 22. After an 11-day religious ritual, the Prime Minister of the country performed the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple. “There is a great enthusiasm in India. Devotees have travelled from Sambalpur today to have the darshan of Ram. I came here to meet them. Through them, I too will have the darshan of Ram Lalla,” Pradhan said.
Describing it as a fortunate moment for the nation, he added, “This marks a spiritual awakening in the country.”