President to visit Ayodhya via special train to tour Ram Temple construction

President Ram Nath Kovind will visit the construction site of Ram temple and perform a pooja.


President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Ayodhya and two other cities of Uttar Pradesh from August 26 to 29. He will be visiting Lucknow, Gorakhpur and Ayodhya. 

As per the information given by the President's secretariat, President Ram Nath Kovind will go to Ayodhya from Lucknow by train on August 29 and visit the construction site of Ram temple and perform a pooja.

According to an official statement, the President will be in Lucknow on 26th and 27th August to attend a convocation ceremony and he will unveil a statue of Dr Sampuranand, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He will also inaugurate an auditorium at the Capt Manoj Pandey Sainik School in Lucknow. Meanwhile, on 28th August President Ram Nath Kovind will lay the foundation stone for the Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath AYUSH Mahavidyalaya and inaugurate the Mahayogi Gorakhnath Vishwavidyalay at Gorakhpur.

In Ayodhya, he will also launch various projects of the Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh Government including renovation /construction of Tulsi Smarak Bhawan and development of Nagar bus stand and Ayodhya Dham.

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