Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has requested the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to illuminate temples and structures in Mumbai with beautiful lights on January 22, on the day of Ayodhya Ram Mandir consecration, symbolising a "Diwali celebration". On this day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and over 6,000 people are expected to attend the consecration of the Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya, stated a report in PTI. 

He emphasised that the Ayodhya Ram Mandir consecration fulfilled the objective of the late Balasaheb Thackeray and many Lord Ram devotees.