Over 1,400 artistes to perform and welcome PM Modi for Ayodhya inaugration tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to receive a warm welcome from various groups of artistes from across the country as he arrives in Ayodhya on Saturday for the inauguration of the redeveloped Ayodhya railway station and a new airport, ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple scheduled for January 22.

According to a statement from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's office, over 1,400 performers will showcase folk art and cultural programs across 40 stages set up along the route from the airport to the railway station, known as Ram Path.

Vaibhav Mishra from Ayodhya will extend a traditional welcome to the Prime Minister on the land of Ram Lalla by blowing conches, while Mohit Mishra from Kashi will play a Damru as part of the reception. 

Many artistes will showcase the art forms of Awadhi and Vantangiya during the welcome ceremony. Ragini Mitra from Noida and Brajesh Pandey from Sultanpur will present the Awadhi folk dance, while Sahaj Singh Shekhawat from Gorakhpur will perform the Vantangiya dance.

Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the Ayodhya railway station around 11.15 am and the newly constructed Ayodhya airport around 12.15 pm. At around 1 pm, the Prime Minister will participate in a public programme where he will inaugurate, delicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple



development projects worth more than Rs 15,700 crore in the state. These include projects worth about Rs 11,100 crore for the development of Ayodhya and its surrounding areas and projects worth about Rs 4600 crore related to other projects across Uttar Pradesh.

In addition to this, gifts will be unveiled for various cities across the country from the sacred city of Lord Ram.

Prime Minister will flag off two new Amrit Bharat trains viz Darbhanga-Ayodhya-Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express and Malda Town-Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminus (Bengaluru) Amrit Bharat Express.

He will also flag off six new Vande Bharat Trains. These include Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express, Amritsar-Delhi Vande Bharat Express, Coimbatore-Bangalore Cantt Vande Bharat Express, Mangalore-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express, Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express and Ayodhya-Anand Vihar Terminal Vande Bharat Express.

Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation three railway projects worth Rs 2300 crore to strengthen rail infrastructure in the region. The projects include the Rooma Chakeri-Chanderi third line project; Jaunpur-Tulsi Nagar, Akbarpur-Ayodhya, Sohawal-Patranga and Safdarganj-Rasauli sections of the Jaunpur-Ayodhya-Barabanki doubling project; and doubling and electrification project of the Malhaur-Daliganj railway section.