Ram Mandir: Ayodhya’s Janaki Mahal Trust, Lord Ram’s ‘in-laws’ house, where Narendra Modi stayed 32 years ago

January 14, 1992 – The old people of Janaki Mahal Trust remember that day as if it was yesterday. Because, this was the day when Narendra Modi stayed in room number 108 like an ordinary person. worker (Worker) when he was in Ayodhya with senior BJP leaders like Murli Manohar Joshi.

Modi never stayed in Ayodhya even for a night again.

He had vowed not to return to Ayodhya until a grand Ram temple was built here. Modi kept his word and returned to the temple city as Prime Minister only after 28 years, in 2020. bhoomi pujan (Bhoomi Poojan ceremony of the new temple). Now, he will be here for the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ (consecration) ceremony of the idol of Ram Lalla in the new temple on January 22. Janaki Mahal Trust is near Ram Janmabhoomi.

“Modi came here in 1991-92 as part of the Ekta Yatra led by Murli Manohar Joshi from Kanyakumari to Kashmir,” Ashok Kumar Verma of Janaki Mahal Trust says while showing the room to News18. A narrow staircase. Leads to the common room on the first floor. “He was normal then workerNow he is the Prime Minister.

“All senior leaders of BJP and VHP are staying in Janaki Mahal Trust. From Ashok Singhal, LK Advani, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia to Rajnath Singh – everyone has stayed here. “The day Singhal was attacked by the police in 1990, he was staying here and came back here injured,” says Verma, showing photographs of the leaders’ visits. He does not have any photo of Modi, probably because he was just an ordinary party worker then.

Janaki Mahal Trust has an interesting history, with a beautiful building and Ram Lalla temple inside its premises. Hymn Chanting is done throughout the day.

“Lord Ram lives here Son-in-law (son-in-law) in Janaki Yes‘S Palace, We do indulgence And Hindu ritual of worship Here puja is done for Lord Rama eight times a day. so we take care of ourselves son in law”says Verma.

Was Modi destined to see the construction of the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya as the conclusion of the 500-year-long struggle of the Hindu community, that too during his tenure as Prime Minister? At Janaki Mahal Trust, the answer is a resounding yes as people await the arrival of the Prime Minister on January 22.