President Murmu Visits Ayodhya Temple, Installs Ram Yantra

President Droupadi Murmu visited the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, on March 19, 2026, where she offered prayers to Ram Lalla, participated in religious rituals, and addressed a gathering of devotees and officials to mark the Hindu New Year and the start of Navratri.

Accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, and spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi, Murmu arrived at the temple complex for a program scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. She performed darshan and aarti at several sites within the premises before installing a 150-kilogram gold-plated Shri Ram Yantra, a square metal plate engraved with Vedic and beej mantras. The yantra, modeled after one from the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham and crafted under the guidance of Swami Vijayendra Saraswati, was transported from Tirupati Devasthanam two years earlier and has been worshipped daily since. Temple officials described it as a symbol of Lord Ram's divine presence, designed to generate positive spiritual energy based on Vedic mathematics. It was placed on the second floor during the auspicious abhijit muhurat.