1 / 8Ayodhya was illuminated before the ground breaking ceremony. Today, PM Modi will join the historic Bhoomi Pujan program. Activists of Vishwa Hindu Parishad lit earthen lamps in the city under 'Dipotsav' before the ground breaking ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya yesterday.2 / 8Ayodhya, the city of Lord Rama, has been decorated like a 'bride' for the Bhoomi Pujan program to be held on August 5.3 / 8Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be present on Wednesday at this historic land worship program for the construction of the grand Ram temple.4 / 8Heavy security personnel are deployed near Hanumangarhi temple. Hanumangarhi has been beautifully decorated with new paints and varnishes. The shops around it are also painted dark yellow which looks quite captivating.5 / 8'We are conducting a surprise check on the people living in Ayodhya so that no outsider stays here. The temples and mosques of the city will remain open but no event is allowed in the city except for the Bhumi Pujan program.6 / 8Former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) thinker KN Govindacharya said on Tuesday that 'the main color of Indian politics has now become Hindutva' and 'socialism' and 'secularism' are no longer the focal point of politics.7 / 8A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's participation in the Bhoomi Pujan ceremony of the proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya, Govindacharya noted its importance and said that it symbolized the 'return to the roots of Hindutva' of national politics.8 / 8Most of the roads leading to Ayodhya are adorned with the proposed temple of Lord Rama and large posters, banners and hoardings of Lord Ram.