Mangaluru : The Bhoomi Pooja of the Sri RamaMandir will be held on August 5 at Ayodhya. A special pooja programme will be conducted in the district, said District BJP president Sudarshan Moodabidiri.

Speaking at a press conference held at the city BJP office on Saturday, he said the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will begin from Agust 5. He also requested to observe the chanting of the Ramanama, light the holy lamp at houses, and to conduct special poojas and prayers in the temples.

On August 5th, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, Bhoomi Pooja of the Sri Rama Mandir will be held at Ayodhya, at same time all people requested to conduct special poojas, lighting the holy lamps, chanting and prayers of Lord Rama at houses and temples.

BJP leaders such as Kasturi Panja, Radhakrishna, Jagdish Shenava, Jitendra Kottari, Sandesh Shetty, Randeep Kanchan and Sudhir Shetty.