JAN-16, Preparations for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Lord Ram Lalla at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya are gearing up. The ceremony, which would be a grand affair, would draw dignitaries and people from all walks of life. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has planned the proceedings, with Vedic rituals commencing on January 16, a week before the consecration ceremony.
The seven-day rituals would commence with the host appointed by the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra conducting the atonement ceremony today. As mentioned earlier, the ‘Dashvidh’ bath will take place on the banks of Saryu River. Prayaschita and Karmakuti Poojan will be held.
The rituals will culminate on January 22 with the pran-prathistha ceremony. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to preside over the ceremonial installation of Shri Ram Lalla. A team of priests led by Lakshmikant Dixit will perform the main rituals of the Pran Prathistha.
The temple trust said that the idol of Ram Lalla, sculpted by Mysore-based sculptor Arun Yogiraj, has been selected for installation at Ayodhya`s historic temple.
The construction of the Ram temple began after the Supreme Court settled the decades-long dispute on the site in November 2019, paving the way for its construction.
Ram Janmabhoomi soil to be gifted to invitees and 15m Ram Mandir picture to PM Modi:
The soil of Ram Janmabhoomi that was taken out during the digging of the foundation will be packed in boxes and presented to the guests attending the consecration ceremony on January 22, the temple trust said.
Shri Ram Lalla will enter sanctum sanctorum on January 18:
Champat Rai, General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, disclosed crucial details about the upcoming pran prathistha ceremony of Shri Ram Lala in the newly constructed grand Shri Ram temple in Ayodhya.
According to the CMO, the program and worship ritual of Shri Ram Lalla in his new grand temple in Ayodhya Dham on January 22 will start on January 16, while the idol, which is to be placed in the sanctum sanctorum on January 18.
The Pran Pratishtha program, marking the pran prathistha of Shri Ram Lalla, is slated for January 22, taking place during the auspicious Abhijit Muhurta of Paush Shukla Dwadashi at 12:20 pm.