A 108-foot-long incense stick, brought from Gujarat, was lit by Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust's Mahant Nritya Gopal Das on Tuesday in Ayodhya ahead of the consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir, scheduled for January 22. (PTI)
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Mahant Nritya Gopal Das lit the incense stick brought from Vadodara in Gujarat amid a huge crowd chanting "Jai Shri Ram." (PTI)
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The fragrance from the incense stick will reach a distance of 50 km, it has been claimed. (PTI)
The incense stick, weighing 3,610 kg and measuring around three-and-a-half feet in width, was brought to this Uttar Pradesh town from Gujarat's Vadodara. (PTI)
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The incense stick was prepared using cow dung, ghee, essence, flower extracts, and herbs. Once lit, it is expected to last for about a month and a half. (PTI)
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A damaged portion of Bilal Mosque is seen after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muzaffarabad. The selection of targets was done based on extensive intelligence, primarily due to Pakistan's changing strategies aimed at concealing terror camps.
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(From L to R) Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Princess Charlotte gathered on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on May 5, 2025. They stood united in tribute during the national anthem. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
