Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the rituals of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22nd. Thousands of people from all walks of life including many celebrities attended the grand event and lakhs of people watched the live telecast of the event on television.
The Rama Lalla idol was unveiled after the hour long rituals took place. Hymns and verses about Lord Ram were chanted in temples across the country.
The ceremony started at around 12.20pm . PM Modi performed the ‘aarti’ of the Ram Lalla idol and also performed ‘parikrama’ of the deity and did ‘dandvat pranam’. The PM got blessings from the sadhus present there.
After the ceremony, he addressed the gathering . He later unveiled a statue of ‘Jatayu’ and showered flower petals on the workers who constructed the Ram temple.