Bhopal, Mar 2 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and his Cabinet colleagues will offer prayers at Ram temple in Ayodhya on March 4.

The MP government is also considering building a dharamshala (lodging facility) in Ayodhya and a ghat (a set of steps leading down to a river) on the banks of the Saryu River in the name of Ujjain emperor Vikramaditya if it gets land, the chief minister told reporters in Ujjain on Saturday.

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"I and my Cabinet colleagues will go to Ayodhya on March 4 to offer prayers at the newly-constructed Lord Ram temple. The government is considering building a dharamshala for the convenience of people from MP who visit Ayodhya," he said.

He said Madhya Pradesh has a special relationship with Lord Ram.

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"Emperor Vikramaditya had built a grand temple in Ayodhya about 2,000 years ago. A total of 43 temples in Ayodhya were built on the orders of Vikramaditya," Yadav said.

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