MUMBAI: Maharashtra government declares a public holiday on January 22, 2024, when Lord Ram will be seated in the grand temple built at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya. The event will be held in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. State cabinet minister and Mumbai suburb’s guardian minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha, in a letter dated January 4, 2024, had requested state Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to declare it a public holiday in Maharashtra. Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha’s demand was accepted and Maharashtra government has declared January 22 as a public holiday. “The temple of Ayodhya is not just a temple but a national temple,” said Lodha, thanking Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief…
