The country is counting down to the historic consecration or ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22. Celebrations have been planned at significant temples and religious sites across India, while local events are also being organised at community levels. Not just India, but events have also been planned to mark the occasion by the Indian diaspora abroad.
Tune into CNN-News18’s YouTube page on January 22 which will serve as your one-stop shop to witness the momentous occasion. With an extensive team of reporters on the ground in Ayodhya, CNN-News18’s YouTube page will bring you the minute-to-minute action from the temple town.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the January 22 consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, which is expected to be opened to the public the next day. Temple trust general secretary Champat Rai had told reporters that the consecration ceremony will begin at 12:20pm and is expected to be completed by 1pm. Rituals leading to the consecration ceremony have already begun at the temple.
The first image of the new Ram Lalla idol became public on Friday as anticipation built up for the consecration ceremony. The statue, carved in black stone sourced from Karnataka, has its eyes covered with a piece of yellow cloth and is adorned with a garland of roses, going by the picture released by the Vishva Hindu Parishad. Ram Lalla, the child Ram, is in the standing posture.
The new 51-inch idol, carved by Mysuru-based sculptor Arun Yogiraj, was placed in the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple on Thursday afternoon, brought there on a truck the previous night. On Friday, rituals at the temple began at 8:30am and went on till 3:30pm.
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