Ayodhya Mandir Highlights: Consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya took place today
New Delhi:
The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya took place today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the rituals. The new Ram Lalla idol was consecrated at the 161-feet tall pink sandstone shrine during the hour-long ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony.
After reaching the Ram Mandir dressed in a golden kurta and a cream dhoti, PM Modi said that it is a “great pleasure” to be a part of this “divine program”.
Addressing a gathering at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya after the consecration ceremony, he said Lord Ram will “no longer live in a tent but will now reside in a magnificent temple”.
“Today, our Ram has arrived. After a long wait for ages, our Ram has arrived,” Prime Minister Modi said.
“Our Ram has arrived today after wait, patience, sacrifices of centuries,” he told the gathering of about 7,000 saints, political leaders, industrialists, film stars, and sportspersons.
“It is Ram’s supreme blessings that we are witnessing it,” he added.
Here are the highlights on the Ram Mandir consecration:
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To celebrate Ram Mandir inauguration in Ayodhya, the students of Vikash Residential School in Bhubaneswar lit one lakh diyas in the school premises creating a record of sorts. The programme was organised in the Cricket Stadium of the school, where the above arrangement of Diyas was created in an area of diameter more than 350 feet.
Earlier, Maharashtra’s Chandrapur Diya Event set a Guinness World Record by lighting 33,258 diyas.
In this remarkable artistic tribute, nearly 1,000 students, teachers, and other staff shaped the illuminated diyas in breathtaking portrait of Lord Rama, symbolizing reverence and respect for the
revered deity.
#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Visuals of ‘Deepotsav’ celebrations in Chennai to mark the Ayodhya Ram Temple ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony. pic.twitter.com/KdPuHPhES0
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
आज श्री राम लला के अपने भव्य मंदिर में आगमन पर पूरा भारत राममय है।
प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के आग्रह पर पूरा देश रामज्योति प्रज्वलित कर दीपावली मना रहा है।
मैंने भी प्रभु श्रीराम के आगमन पर अपने परिवार के साथ दीप प्रज्वलित किए। #RamJyotipic.twitter.com/LGVlpIjMBo
– Amit Shah (@AmitShah) January 22, 2024
#WATCH | Mumbai: Reliance Industries Chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani’s house ‘Antilia’ decked up to mark Ayodhya Ram Temple ‘Pran Pratishtha’. pic.twitter.com/Bg1Z3kRAlC
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after returning from Ayodhya today, said he has decided to begin a new scheme to help people set up solar panels at their homes. The decision, he indicated, was inspired by the realisation that “all devotees of the world get energy from the light of Suryavanshi Lord Shri Ram”.
“The first decision I have taken after returning from Ayodhya is that our government will launch “Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana” with the target of installing rooftop solar on 1 crore houses,’ PM Modi said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
सूर्यवंशी भगवान श्री राम के आलोक से विश्व के सभी भक्तगण सदैव ऊर्जा प्राप्त करते हैं।
आज अयोध्या में प्राण-प्रतिष्ठा के शुभ अवसर पर मेरा ये संकल्प और प्रशस्त हुआ कि भारतवासियों के घर की छत पर उनका अपना सोलर रूफ टॉप सिस्टम हो।
अयोध्या से लौटने के बाद मैंने पहला निर्णय लिया है कि… pic.twitter.com/GAzFYP1bjV
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 22, 2024
After the country witnessed the grand ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony of Shri Ram Lalla at Ayodhya’s temple on Monday, the city was adorned with ‘Ram Jyotis’, creating a mesmerising atmosphere symbolising the divine presence of the Lord.
Meanwhile, several people participated in the mega ‘Diya’ lighting event at the famous Saryu Ghat in Ayodhya.
#WATCH | Saryu ghat illuminated with hundreds of diyas after Ayodhya Ram temple ‘Pran Pratishtha’ pic.twitter.com/caYQx815MF
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, before presiding over the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, had embarked on an 11-day ritual, visiting the places where Lord Ram had set foot, as mentioned in the epic Ramayana.
PM Modi’s 11-day ritual also included following a rigid diet consisting of coconut water and fruits, sleeping on the floor and feeding cows.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate Diwali at his Delhi home tonight. Earlier today he attended the consecration, or the pran prathistha of the new Ram Lalla temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya.
The lighting of diyas symbolises how people welcomed the return of Lord Ram with a huge enthusiasm to his birthplace.
“Today, Ram Lalla has been seated in his grand temple in Ayodhya. On this auspicious occasion, I request everyone to light the Ram jyoti and welcome him in your homes too. Jai Siya Ram,” PM Modi said.
अयोध्या धाम में आज राम लला अपने भव्य मंदिर में विराजमान हुए हैं। इस पुनीत अवसर पर सभी देशवासियों से मेरा आग्रह है कि रामज्योति प्रज्वलित कर अपने घरों में भी उनका स्वागत करें। जय सियाराम! #RamJyotipic.twitter.com/jllwCKNaym
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 22, 2024
Chiranjeevi, who attended the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya on Monday, said that the experience was “wonderful” and the day belonged to the whole country.
“It’s a wonderful experience. Day made for the people of entire India,” Chiranjeevi told news agency ANI after the ceremony.
Chiranjeevi and his son Ram Charan, who is also an actor, arrived in Ayodhya on Monday morning to attend the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony.
Actor Jackie Shroff is feeling blessed after attending the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Monday.
Speaking to ANI, Jackie said, “I have received the blessing…I feel great that I was called. Whenever I was given the role of an inspector, my name was ‘Ram’…”
#WATCH | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh: On the Shri Ram Pran Pratishtha ceremony, actor Jackie Shroff says, “I have received the blessing…I feel great that I was called. Whenever I was given the role of an inspector, my name was ‘Ram’…” pic.twitter.com/38OYV28xWe
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Actor Kangana Ranaut attended the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya today. She took to social media platform X to share a video of herself in which she is seen loudly chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’. She captioned the post, “Ram aa gaye.”
Ram aa gaye 🚩 pic.twitter.com/I880rco1Sd
– Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) January 22, 2024
In his address to the nation soon after the ‘pran pratistha’ rituals at Ayodhya Ram temple, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today referred to multiple characters of Valmiki’s Ramayan to stress how every Indian’s efforts can contribute to the rise of the nation. These characters were Shabri, Nishad king Guh, a squirrel and Jatayu. Read here.
Actor Ram Charan said he is feeling blessed to witness the Pran Prathishta ceremony of Ram Lalla at the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Monday.
Speaking to news agency ANI, Ram Charan said, “Fantastic, it was so beautiful. Once in a lifetime. It’s an honour for everybody to witness this, to be born in our India and witness this. This is truly a blessing.”
#WATCH | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh | Actor Ram Charan says, “…Fantastic, it was so beautiful. Once in a lifetime. It’s an honour for everybody to witness this, to be born in our India and witness this. This is truly a blessing.” pic.twitter.com/eJ0UUfdciL
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
In a timely medical intervention, a mobile hospital of Indian Air Force’s (IAF) rapid response team saved a devotee who suffered a heart attack while attending the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ event at the Ram temple here on Monday, said news agency ANI.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday began the all-faith harmony rally in the metropolis, aligning with the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya this afternoon.
#WATCH | West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee begins all-faith harmony rally in Kolkata. pic.twitter.com/ht4SF8c1XK
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Several bollywood actors and filmmakers attended the grand Ram Temple consecration cremony today. Among those who attended were Alia Bhat, Ranbir Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Rohit Shetty.’
Over 1,000 km away from the historic city of Ayodhya, another grand Ram Temple today became a spiritual landmark, standing tall atop a hill around 1,800 feet above sea level in Odisha. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed consecration rituals at the opening of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya, the village of Fategarh in Nayagarh witnessed the inauguration of a 73-foot-tall shrine dedicated to Lord Ram.’
Bollywood actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana attended the Ram Temple consecratio ceremony and told news agency ANI, “It is a historic moment, thank you so much for inviting me here. Everybody should visit this place, it’s beautiful.”
#WATCH | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh | Actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana says, “It is a historic moment, thank you so much for inviting me here. Everybody should visit this place, it’s beautiful.” pic.twitter.com/I0d94bungE
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
On Ram Temple ‘Pran pratishtha’, Union Minister Hardeep Puri told news agencu ANI, “This day will be written in golden letters in our history…it took 500 years for Lord Ram to come back to his birthplace…The biggest Ram sevak is honourable PM Modi, I bow my head in reverence…”
#WATCH | On Ram Temple ‘Pran pratishtha’, Union Minister Hardeep Puri says, ” …This day will be written in golden letters in our history…it took 500 years for Lord Ram to come back to his birthplace…The biggest Ram sevak is honourable PM Modi, I bow my head in reverence…” pic.twitter.com/s4qpBUWRCZ
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today showered flower petals on the workers who were involved in the construction of the Ayodhya temple after the ‘pran pratishtha’ or consecration of the Ram Lalla idol was completed.
The Prime Minister, dressed in a cream kurta pajama, was seen taking out the petals from a wicker basket and showering it on the team behind the construction of the temple.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi showers flower petals on the workers who were a part of the construction crew at Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/gJp4KSnNp6
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
#WATCH | “…There is a feeling of great satisfaction,” says spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar after attending Ayodhya Ram Temple ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony. pic.twitter.com/S2bgrUHBmA
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
जय श्री राम…
5 सदी की प्रतीक्षा और प्रतिज्ञा आज पूर्ण हुई।🙏
आज का दिन करोड़ों रामभक्तों के लिये कभी ना भूलने वाला दिन है। आज जब हमारे रामलला अपने भव्य मंदिर में विराजमान हुए हैं, तब असंख्य रामभक्तों की तरह मैं भी भावविभोर हूँ। इस भावना को शब्दों में समेट पाना संभव नहीं है।… pic.twitter.com/uJIuh2F7ek
– Amit Shah (@AmitShah) January 22, 2024
“Lord Ram Does Not Belong To Any Political Party”: Siddaramaiah
Criticising the BJP for “politicizing” Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that Lord Ram does not belong to any political party, adding that Congress is also “devoted” to Lord Ram. “Sri Ramachandra should not be confined to any political party’s agenda. We refute the narrative that we are against Sri Ramachandra. We are also devoted to Lord Ram,” Siddaramaiah said after inaugurating a temple in Hirenralli dedicated to Lord Ram, Goddess Sita, Lord Hanuman, and Lord Laxman.
“Got Goosebumps”: EaseMyTrip Co-Founder After Attending Ram Temple Event
Politicians, celebrities, entrepreneurs, sports personalities, and musicians, all arrived at the newly-constructed Ram Temple in Ayodhya for the mega-consecration ceremony. Ease My Trip co-founder Nishant Pitti also attended the auspicious event in the pilgrim town. Mr Pitti, 37, opted to wear traditional clothes for the occasion at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple. “This is like a historic moment for every Indian. We got goosebumps as soon as we came here…” he told news agency ANI.
“Luckiest Person On Earth”: Karnataka Sculptor Who Made Ram Lalla Idol
The Karnataka-based sculptor, who created the Ram Lalla idol for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, today said that he considers himself as the “luckiest person” on earth. “I feel I am the luckiest person on the earth now. The blessing of my ancestors, family members and Lord Ram has always been with me. Sometimes I feel like I am in a dream world,” Arun Yogiraj told news agency ANI.
“We have to now lay foundation of India of next 1,000 years… We take pledge to build a capable, grand, divine India from this moment,” PM Narendra Modi told the gathering of around 7,000 people at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
Speaking at the Ram Mandir event in Ayodhya, PM Modi thanked the judiciary that paved the way for the construction of the temple.
“Even after the Constitution came into existence, legal battle was fought for decades on Lord Ram’s existence. I would like to the thank judiciary that delivered justice and Lord Ram’s temple was built in a legal manner,” he said.
He also said that the Ram temple’s construction is the reflection of “Indian society’s maturity” and that it’s an “occasion of not merely triumph but humility too”.
Speaking at the Ram temple event in Ayodhya, PM Modi said he tried to visit places during his 11-day religious exercise where Lord Ram had set foot.
Had the opportunity to be at Arichal Munai, which holds a special significance in Prabhu Shri Ram’s life. It is the starting point of the Ram Setu. pic.twitter.com/d2HvbMnmV5
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 21, 2024
“I am fortunate that I got the opportunity to travel from Sagar (ocean) to Saryu (river in Ayodhya) with this sacred spirit,” he said.
“Today, I apologise to Lord Ram as there was something lacking in our love and penance due to which this work (construction of Ram temple) was not done for so many years. However, that gap has been bridged today and I am confident that Lord Ram will forgive us,” PM Modi said after ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony in Ayodhya.
#WATCH | Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, “Today, I also apologise to Lord Shri Ram. There must be something lacking in our effort, sacrifice and penance that we could not do this work for so many centuries. Today the work has been completed. I believe that Lord Shri… pic.twitter.com/v6F8cLcO23
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
“It’s Lord Ram’s supreme blessings that we are witnessing it,” he said.
PM Modi also said that Lord Ram has arrived today after the “wait, patience and sacrifices of centuries”.
“It’s such a blessing from Lord Ram that we are alive today to witness such an event,” he said.
Calling it a “beginning of a new era”, PM Narendra Modi said that “Ram Lalla won’t live in a tent anymore”. Speaking after the consecration ceremony, PM Modi said that “January 22, 2024 is not just a date on a calendar, it is the dawn of a new era”.
“This moment, this environment, this time is a blessing from Lord Ram to us,” he told the gathering.
PM Modi is currently addressing the gathering at the Ayodhya Ram Mandir. Speaking to the guests, he said that “our Lord Ram has finally arrived”.
अयोध्या धाम में श्री राम लला की प्राण-प्रतिष्ठा से पूरा भारतवर्ष राममय और भावुक है। https://t.co/nGzYkOttSy
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 22, 2024
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that PM Narendra Modi has followed “stringent 11-day rituals”.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also said the entire country is “immersed in devotion of Lord Ram”.
“It appears we have arrived in ‘Treta Yug’,” he said.
After the Ram temple consecration ceremony, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed the guests and said “it’s an emotional moment for all of us”.
“It has come after a 500-year wait,” he said.
“There are some feelings in my heart that I cannot find words to express. Everyone is emotional and happy. On this historic moment, every city and village in the country has turned into Ayodhya, and every path seems to be heading towards the Ram Janmabhoomi,” he added.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath is currently addressing the guests present at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
#LIVE: श्री अयोध्या धाम में श्री रामलला जी के नवीन विग्रह का प्राण-प्रतिष्ठा समारोह | 22 जनवरी 2024 #राम_का_भव्य_धामhttps://t.co/Q2BIIIUCF4
– CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) January 22, 2024
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has presented a replica of Ayodhya’s Ram temple to PM Modi.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath presents a replica of Ayodhya’s Ram temple to PM Narendra Modi at the Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya.
#RamMandirPranPrathisthapic.twitter.com/oBJXl6Nv6u
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
The consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya has concluded after over an hour-long rituals. After the ceremony, PM Modi was seen greeting the guests who attended the grand event at the Ram Mandir.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya.
#RamMandirPranPrathisthapic.twitter.com/AhyIC7tWZg
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
During the consecration ceremony, PM Narendra Modi also prostrated before the Ram Lalla idol at the Ayodhya temple.
#WATCH | PM Modi performs ‘Dandavat Pranam’ at the Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya. #RamMandirPranPrathisthapic.twitter.com/kAw0eNjXRb
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Army helicopters today showered flowers at Ram temple in Ayodhya ahead of the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony.
PM Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat are currently performing the ‘aarti’ of the new Ram Lalla idol at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya.
#WATCH | ‘Aarti’ of Ram Lalla idol underway at the Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya#RamMandirPranPrathisthapic.twitter.com/fEmJlKsDsF
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
During the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony at the Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir, PM Modi was seen offering prayers to Ram Lalla.
#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi offers prayers to Ram Lalla. The idol was unveiled at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya during the pranpratishtha ceremony.#RamMandirPranPrathisthapic.twitter.com/bHvY3L4Ynk
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
The Ram Lalla idol at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya has been unveiled in the presence of PM Modi.
#WATCH | First visuals of the Ram Lalla idol at the Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya pic.twitter.com/E0VIhkWu4g
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
PM Narendra Modi arrived at the newly constructed Ram temple dressed in a golden kurta teamed up with a cream dhoti and patka.
Ahead of the consecration ceremony, he walked into the sanctum sanctorum of the temple holding a silver umbrella on a folded red dupatta.
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PM Modi has said that it is a “great pleasure” to be a part of the “divine program” at the Ram temple inauguration.
“The extraordinary moment of the consecration of Shri Ram Lala’s life in Ayodhya Dham is going to leave everyone emotional,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter, in Hindi.
अयोध्या धाम में श्री राम लला की प्राण-प्रतिष्ठा का अलौकिक क्षण हर किसी को भाव-विभोर करने वाला है। इस दिव्य कार्यक्रम का हिस्सा बनना मेरा परम सौभाग्य है। जय सियाराम! https://t.co/GAuJXuB63A
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 22, 2024
PM Narendra Modi has reached the Ram temple for the inauguration ceremony.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya to participate in the Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha ceremony pic.twitter.com/XkLf1aV1hh
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Ahead of the Ram Mandir opening in Ayodhya, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has offered prayers at the Shri Laxmi Narayan temple in Delhi.
#WATCH | Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah offers prayers at Shri Laxmi Narayan Temple, also known as Birla Mandir, on the occasion of the Shri Ram Mandir Pran Pratistha in Ayodhya today. pic.twitter.com/rc0y6ZUHiD
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
#WATCH | Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the Shri Laxmi Narayan Temple in Delhi on the occasion of the Shri Ram Mandir Pran Pratistha in Ayodhya today.#RamMandirPranPrathisthapic.twitter.com/irj9ud2HbW
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
The Ram temple in Ayodhya has been decorated with flowers and special lights for the consecration ceremony.
स्वर्ग सा सजा अयोध्या धाम,
बस कुछ पलों में विराजेंगे श्रीराम। #राम_का_भव्य_धामpic.twitter.com/9GmZlcOQh6– BJP Uttar Pradesh (@BJP4UP) January 22, 2024
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani has arrived at the Ram temple in Ayodhya to attend the consecration ceremony.
#WATCH | Reliance Industries chairperson Mukesh Ambani, founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation Nita Ambani arrive at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya to attend the Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha ceremony
“It is a historic day,” says Nita Ambani
“Lord Ram is… pic.twitter.com/iJPPNWTZS5
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Ahead of the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony, singers Sonu Nigam and Shankar Mahadevan sang ‘bhajans’ at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has arrived at the Ram temple in Ayodhya to attend the consecration ceremony.
#WATCH | Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar arrives at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya to attend the Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha ceremony#RamMandirPranPrathisthapic.twitter.com/72BLcxUnmp
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti and spiritual leader Sadhvi Rithambara have reached the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has arrived at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya to attend the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat arrives at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya to attend the Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha ceremony#RamMandirPranPrathisthapic.twitter.com/4RGfCK7Whe
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
PM Modi Arrives In Ayodhya To Attend Ram Temple Inauguration Ceremony
PM Narendra Modi has arrived in Ayodhya for the consecration ceremony at newly constructed Ram temple.
Amid Ram Temple Celebrations, What Opposition Leaders Are DoingThe grand consecration ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is set to begin in a few hours.
The temple trust that is organising the event had invited several Opposition leaders, but they have decided to stay away.
The question, then, is what will key Opposition leaders do today as the ceremony in Ayodhya gets underway.
Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan have also arrived at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya to attend the consecration ceremony.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya to attend the Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha ceremony #RamMandirPranPrathisthapic.twitter.com/Oz118X1hrO
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut and filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar have arrived at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya to attend the consecration ceremony.
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar and actress Kangana Ranaut at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya to attend the Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha ceremony.#RamMandirPranPrathisthapic.twitter.com/JTIiuWLxie
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu has arrived at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya to attend the Ram Temple ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Former Andhra Pradesh CM and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu arrives at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya to attend the Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha ceremony #RamMandirPranPrathisthapic.twitter.com/cIUK3sp7WP
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has performed a ‘pooja’ at his residence ahead of the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony at Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
“रामराज बैठे त्रैलोका, हरषित भए गए सब सोका”
‘प्राण प्रतिष्ठा’ के ऐतिहासिक दिन, घर में पूजा एवं अर्चना। जय श्री राम! pic.twitter.com/pAbVpRGTnC
– Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) January 22, 2024
Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi and singer Sonu Nigam have arrived at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya to attend the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony.
#WATCH | Actor Vivek Oberoi and singer Sonu Nigam arrive at Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya to attend the Pranpratishtha ceremony.
Vivek Oberoi says, “It’s magical, spectacular. I have seen so many images of it. But when you see it before your eyes, it seems that you are… pic.twitter.com/U7YAFATnct
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Industrialist Anil Ambani has arrived at the Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya to attend the consecration ceremony.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Industrialist Anil Ambani arrives at Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya to attend the Pran Pratishtha ceremony. pic.twitter.com/1YrbKlUOCg
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has reached the Ram temple in Ayodhya ahead of the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony.
After participating in the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla, PM Narendra Modi will interact with the workers involved in the construction of the Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir.
In a video shared by the news agency ANI, Ayodhya’s Ram temple is seen on the morning of the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony day.
#WATCH | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple all set for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony today. pic.twitter.com/83OeMqYBNs
– ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Ayodhya and nearby areas experienced misty weather today morning.
According to the weather department, the temple city is likely to experience ‘cold day’ conditions today, with the maximum temperature expected to settle around 15 to 17 degrees Celsius.
A ‘cold day’ is when the minimum temperature is less than or equal to 10 degrees Celsius below normal, and the maximum temperature is at least 4.5 degrees below normal.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar today called the ‘pran pratishtha’ at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya an “epochal day”.
Taking to his official X account, he said it is “gratifying” to witness celebratory moment marking “reawakening of national pride all over”.
“January 22 is etched in history as defining moment of ‘tryst with divinity’ in our civilisational trajectory,” he said.
“On this day, let us resolve to inculcate Prabhu Shri Ram’s values of Integrity, forgiveness, bravery, sincerity, humility, care and compassion as a way of life to bring about enlightenment, peace, harmony and righteousness all around,” Vice President Dhankhar added.
Congratulations on this epochal day of #RamMandirPranPratishtha in the historical city of Ayodhya, the #RamJanmbhoomi.
Gratifying to witness celebratory moment marking reawakening of national pride all over.
Heartfelt wishes to Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi as he leads,…
– Vice President of India (@VPIndia) January 22, 2024
“Heartfelt wishes to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi as he leads, after 11-day rigorous ‘anushthan’, the sacred rituals in the presence of other yajmans, saints and seers guiding the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya,” he said.
Ahead of the Ram temple’s ‘pran pratishtha’ in Ayodhya, a city in Mexico on Sunday got its first Lord Ram temple.
The temple in Queretaro was inaugurated after the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony was performed by an American priest with Mexican hosts and the idols brought from India.
The ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony was performed by an American Priest with Mexican hosts & the idols brought from India. The atmosphere was filled with divine energy as the hymns & songs sung by the Indian diaspora reverberated throughout the hall. 2/2#RamMandirpic.twitter.com/1gsu4Zb086
– India in México (@IndEmbMexico) January 21, 2024
PM Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the “historic moment” of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya will enrich the Indian heritage and culture and take the country’s development journey to new heights.
His remarks came in response to President Droupadi Murmu’s two-page letter to him ahead of the ‘pran pratishtha’ at the Ram temple.
Tagging the president’s letter, PM Modi said in a post in Hindi on X, “Honorable @rashtrapatibhvn ji, Thank you very much for your good wishes on the auspicious occasion of Ram Lalla’s consecration in Ayodhya Dham.” He added, “I am confident that this historic moment will further enrich Indian heritage and culture and take our development journey to new heights.”
माननीय @rashtrapatibhvn जी,
अयोध्या धाम में राम लला की प्राण-प्रतिष्ठा के पावन अवसर पर शुभकामनाओं के लिए आपका बहुत-बहुत आभार। मुझे विश्वास है कि यह ऐतिहासिक क्षण भारतीय विरासत एवं संस्कृति को और समृद्ध करने के साथ ही हमारी विकास यात्रा को नए उत्कर्ष पर ले जाएगा। https://t.co/GdPmx6cluS
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 21, 2024
President Murmu in her letter to the PM had said that the nationwide celebratory atmosphere is an uninhibited expression of India’s eternal soul and start of a new cycle in the country’s resurgence.
About five lakh laddus prepared at the Mahakaleshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain have reached Ayodhya for the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple.
The laddus, weighing about 50 gm each, will be distributed to devotees as prasad on the occasion, an official said.
