This Article is From Jan 23, 2024

Ayodhya Ram Mandir Consecration Highlights: "Jan 22 Not Just A Date, It Is Beginning Of A New Era", Says PM Modi

Ayodhya Ram Mandir Highlights: The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya took place today with PM Narendra Modi performing the rituals.

Advertisement
India News Edited by ,

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:

Jan 22, 2024 23:46 (IST)
Shobha Yatras, Bhandaras: How AAP Celebrated Ram Temple Inaugution In Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Cabinet ministers and AAP MLAs took part in various events across the national capital as part of the party's plan to mark the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Jan 22, 2024 22:57 (IST)
Odisha Students Light 1 Lakh Diyas To Celebrate Ram Temple Inauguration
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. 

Jan 22, 2024 22:52 (IST)
Man Ends 32-Year Barefoot Vow As Ram Temple Idol Consecrated In Ayodhya
Vilas Bhavsar, a 60-year-old resident of Jalgaon in north Maharashtra, fulfilled a promise made in 1992 as he wore footwear for the first time in 32 years on Monday.
Jan 22, 2024 22:27 (IST)
Watch: Laser And Light Show At Saryu Ghat In Ayodhya
Jan 22, 2024 22:27 (IST)
Watch: Diyas Lit In Tamil Nadu To Celebrate Ram Temple Inauguration
Advertisement
Jan 22, 2024 22:25 (IST)
Amit Shah Lights Up Lamps At Home To Celebrate Ram Temple Inauguration
Jan 22, 2024 22:22 (IST)
Mukesh Ambani's House Antilia Decked Up To Celebrate Ram Temple Inauguration
Jan 22, 2024 20:27 (IST)
"My First Decision After Returning From Ayodhya": PM Announces New Scheme
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.

"This will not only reduce the electricity bill of the poor and middle class, but also make India self-reliant in the field of energy," he added. Read more.
Jan 22, 2024 19:58 (IST)
Watch: Thousands Of Diyas Light Up Famous Saryu Ghat In Ayodhya
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.
Jan 22, 2024 19:13 (IST)
PM Modi Lights Up "Ramjyoti" At His Official Residence
Jan 22, 2024 18:55 (IST)
6 Temples PM Modi Visited During His 11-Day Ritual Before Ayodhya Event
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. 

With the PM's penance culminating in the opening of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, here's a look back at the temples he visited. Read here.
Jan 22, 2024 18:54 (IST)
Ram Lalla Now In New Ayodhya Temple, PM Modi To Celebrate Diwali At Delhi Home Tonight
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.
Jan 22, 2024 18:36 (IST)
"It's A Wonderful Experience": Chiranjeevi On Pran Pratishtha Ceremony

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.

Jan 22, 2024 17:45 (IST)
"I Feel Great That I Was Called": Actor Jackie Shroff On Attending Ram Temple Consecration
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'..."
Jan 22, 2024 17:41 (IST)
Ram Temple Consecration Ceremony : CEOs At Mega Ayodhya Ram Temple Event
The mega consecration ceremony at the new-ly built Ram Temple in Ayodhya was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. The 51-inch idol of Ram Lalla, adorned with gold and flowers, was revealed shortly before the grand 'pran pratistha' ceremony.
Jan 22, 2024 17:34 (IST)
Watch: Kangana Ranaut's 'Jai Shri Ram' Video At Ayodhya Temple Event
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." 
Jan 22, 2024 17:32 (IST)
Jatayu To Shabri, All About Ramayan Characters In PM Modi's Ayodhya Speech
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.
Jan 22, 2024 17:31 (IST)
Delhi High Court Suspends Website Claiming To Offer Ram Temple Prasad
Delhi High Court has ordered suspension of the operations of a website "preying on the public's religious beliefs" and deceiving them by allegedly promoting itself as the official platform for delivery of 'prasad' from the Pran Pratishtha ceremony.
Jan 22, 2024 17:06 (IST)
"It's An Honour For Everybody To Witness This": Actor Ram Charan After Ram Temple Consecration
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."
Jan 22, 2024 17:03 (IST)
Watch: Entire 84-Second Pran Pratistha Ritual Of Ram Lalla Idol In Ayodhya
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attended the historic pran prathistha of the new temple of the Ram Lalla in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya.



Featured Video Of The Day

'Capital Punishment': Citizens Gasp, Politicians Bicker

Advertisement