Representatives of tribal and forest-dwelling communities from Sonbhadra were invited as special guests for the flag-hoisting ceremony at the Ram temple. 

The officials, while addressing the flag ceremony, asserted that “invited by the Shri Ram Mandir Trust, the visitors were given a grand welcome by the members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),” as cited by news agency PTI.