A grand ‘Ram Naam Maha Yagya’ to establish 1,008 Narmadeshwar Shivlings, will be held on the bank of Saryu River in Ayodhya from January 14 to 25.

Sources said that 21,000 priests from Nepal will arrive to conduct the Maha Yagya for which 1,008 huts have already been raised to place the Shivlings, along with a grand mandap, which has 11 layers of roof.

A tent city has been established on 100 acres on the sand ghat of Saryu River, 2 km away from Ram temple.