Ram Mandir Inauguration: These states declared a holiday or half day on January 22. Check full list here

The upcoming 'Pran Prathishtha' ceremony for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, scheduled for January 22, has prompted several states or central governments to declare it a public holiday or half day in honor of this significant Hindu event.

The Department of Personnel and Training on Thursday announced that all central government offices will be closed for half day on January 22 on the occasion of the Pran Pratishta ceremony of Ram Lalla idol at Ayodhya Ram Temple.

"The Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha at Ayodhya will be celebrated on January 22, 2024 across India. 

To enable employees to participate in the celebrations, it has been decided that all central government offices, 

Central institutions and central industrial establishments throughout India will be closed for half day till 1430 hours on January 22," the memo read. 

Take a look at the list of states here, 

1. Tripura

2.Chhattisgarh

3.Utter Pradesh

4.Madhya Pradesh

5.Goa

6.Haryana

7.Odisha

8.Assam 

9.Rajasthan

10.Gujarat

11.Chandigarh

12.Uttarakhand 

13.Maharasthra

14.Puducherry