Nalbari, April 17 -- Amid his busy election schedule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took out time between his rallies in Assam and watched the 'Surya Tilak' ritual of Ram Lalla at Ayodhya Temple on the occasion of Ram Navami.

The Prime Minister posted on social media pictures from inside his aircraft of himself watching on his handheld device a recording of the moment capturing the rays of the sun lighting up the forehead of Ram Lalla. The photographs showed the PM without his footwear.

PM Modi said like for crores of Indians, it was a very emotional moment for him.

"After my Nalbari rally, I watched the Surya Tilak on Ram Lalla. Like crores of Indians, this is a very emotional moment for me. The grand Ram Navami in Ayodhya...