About 6 months were spent selecting invitees for Ayodhya Ram Mandir's Dharma Dhwaj event, focusing on 'footsoldiers' of the movement, including SC, ST and women participants. Apart from VIPs, the list includes Kinnars, Kumhars, Lodhis, Yadavs, Dhobis, Pasis, Valmikis and Ravidas groups, with ST representatives from several states. Among non-Sangh invitees is Iqbal Ansari, a former Muslim litigant.