All Central government offices will be closed for half-day on January 22 on the occasion of the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on January 18.
Ram Temple Consecration
The Central government has issued a notice which mentions half-day closing till 2:30 pm on January 22, at all Central government offices, Central institutions and Central industrial establishments throughout India on the occasion of the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple.
“The Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha at Ayodhya will be celebrated on 22nd January 2024 across India. To enable employees to participate in the celebrations, it has been decided that all Central government offices, Central institutions and Central industrial establishments throughout India will be closed for half-day till 2:30 pm on 22nd January 2024,” the order issued to all Central government ministries/departments reads.
The Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Temple will take place in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 12:30 pm on January 22.
The ceremonies have already begun at the Ram Temple complex on January 16. Specific rituals are being performed every day ahead of the Pran Pratishtha.
