Ram Mandir replica is to be featured in the historic India Day Parade in New York

The biggest celebration of India's Independence Day outside of India is the yearly India Day Parade held in New York.

India Day procession in New York: On August 18, there will be a replica of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on exhibit during the India Day procession in New York. Thousands of Indian Americans from all over New York came to this occasion. This is the first time that a replica of the Ram Mandir will be on display in the US.


Amitabh Mittal, general secretary of the Vishva Hindu Parishad of America (VHPA), states that the temple replica will measure eight feet in height, nine feet in width, and eight feet in length.

Leading a group of priests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed the Vedic rites of the 'Pran Pratishtha' of Shri Ram Lalla at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22 of this year, marking a historic occasion. To commemorate Lord Ram's 500-year homecoming to his native land, members of the nation's major spiritual and religious groups attended the event. Indians around the world, including those in the US, applauded the opening of the historic temple.

New York's India Day Parade

Since 1981, Indian Americans have celebrated Indian Independence Day with a parade on August 15th. The biggest celebration of India's Independence Day outside of India takes place in New York City each year during the India Day Parade. The yearly procession, which travels from East 38th Street to East 27th Street in Midtown New York, usually attracts over 150,000 people.

The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) is organizing the parade, which will feature numerous floats that demonstrate the diversity of Indian American cultures and diverse Indian American communities as they march through New York's streets.

Starting from East 38th Street, the parade proceeds up Madison Avenue until it reaches 28th Street. The grand marshal and several celebrities greet spectators at the review platform located on 28th Street. The orange, white, and green hues of the Indian flag encircle march participants for the whole event. They can take advantage of the Parade's live dance, music, merchandise booths, and Indian cuisine. Following the procession, a program featuring numerous cultural institutions and dancing schools takes place on Madison Avenue and 23rd Street until six o'clock in the evening.

In the US, Ram Mandir Rath Yatra

According to the organizers, a Ram Mandir Rath Yatra was held in March that covered 851 temples in 48 states and more than 8,000 kilometers in 60 days. According to Amitabh Mittal, general secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America (VHPA), the chariot, or rath, was built over a Toyota Sienna van and carried statues of Lord Ram, Goddess Sita, Lakshman, and Hanuman. Additionally, it transported Prana Pratishtha Pujit Akshat's kalash and special prasadam from the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

This was the first time that the Hindu community in the US had organized a yatra of this type, which would take the van to over 800 temples across the country before ending on April 23. The same occasion involving 150 temples nationwide took place in Canada.