Ayodhya, Nov. 21 -- The Ram Mandir religious flag hoisting (Dharma Dhawaj) ceremony began on Friday with religious rituals initiated by priests and scholars from Ayodhya and Kashi in the Yagyashala located in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple complex.

Prime minister Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other dignitaries would be the chief guest in the flag hoisting ceremony on November 25 at noon.

In the Yagyashala, the chief host, Dr Anil Mishra, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, and his wife began the five-day Ram Mandir flag hoisting ceremony by worshipping the Navgraha on Friday morning.

In accordance with the rituals for the flag hoisting ceremony at t...