Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) national spokesperson Vinod Bansal on Wednesday appealed to the people of Jharkhand to celebrate January 22, the day of Pran Pratishtha (consecration) of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, as Diwali. He urged people of the state to organise special pujas in their nearest temples, considering them as Ayodhya. Bansal said only those invited by the temple trust for the consecration ceremony should visit the holy city on January 22. Representatives from 50 countries are scheduled to visit the temple town on that day, he added.
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