Participating in the eighth edition of Deepotsav in Ayodhya - the first since the consecration of Ram temple on January 22, Adityanath said, 'This is a historic first as after 500 years, Lord Ram is now in his abode in Ayodhya for Diwali.'

Reference to Mathura and Kashi by Yogi Adityanath was significant given that both the sites are embroiled in legal disputes regarding the ownership and control of temples and religious sites.