Nepal’s People’s Socialist Party leader Ram Ashish Yadav said people in the country's Janakpur region are enthusiastic about the Pran Pratishtha at Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

Speaking to ANI, Ram Ashish Yadav said, “Nepal has a special relationship with India. It is a family, a cultural and a political relationship. It is as old as the Treta Yug. So, there is an ancient relation between Ayodhya and Janakpur Dham Mithila”.

“After years of waiting, the Pran Pratishtha of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is going to take place on January 22 and there couldn’t be anything happier for the people of Janakpur,” he added.

He said after the January 22 event, his Janakpur will also attract tourists.

“The ceremony is happening in Ayodhya but the whole of Janakpur has got recharged…the visits by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to Janakpur has further raised the spirits. After the Pran Pratistha ceremony, Janakpur will emerge as a major tourism hub…the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Ramayana circuit is also prepared,” the Nepal leader further stated.

The inauguration of the Ram Mandir is scheduled for January 22, and it will be officiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Interestingly, Janakpur is known as the maternal home of Hindu goddess Sita. Mythologically and as per Hindu scriptures, she is wife of Hindu god Lord Ram.