Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP top brass, including party chief JP Nadda on Monday watched the live telecast of the consecration (‘pran-pratishtha’ ) ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Shah and Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi watched the live telecast of the ceremony at Shri Laxmi Narayan Temple, also known as Birla Temple in the national capital while Nadda and Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva watched the event at Jhandewalan Temple in Delhi. The leaders also offered prayers at the temples on the occasion.
Lekhi got emotional while watching the telecast at the Birla Temple.
Talking to mediapersons after the conclusion of the ceremony, Nadda said, “Today is a very historic day. The whole nation is celebrating.”
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh offered prayers at his residence. Singh took to ‘X’ to share his picture and wrote, “On the historic day of ‘Pran Pratishtha’, I did worship and offered prayer at home. Jai Shri Ram!”
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri also offered prayers at his residence ahead of the ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
On Ram Temple ‘pran-pratishtha’, Puri said, “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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I bow my head in reverence.”
The Prime Minister on Monday led rituals of ‘pran-pratishtha’ as the idol of Ram Lalla, a depiction of five-year-old Lord Ram, was unveiled at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also accompanied PM Modi during the historic ceremony in the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Temple.
During the ‘pran-pratishtha’ ceremony, the idol of Ram Lalla was consecrated with full vedic rituals and its eyes were unveiled for the first time.
Indian Air Force (IAF) choppers showered flower petals over Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple premises in Ayodhya as the idol of Ram Lalla was unveiled in the presence of PM Modi.
The grand ceremony was held amid chants of “Jai Shri Ram” by devotees and special guests.
The historic Pran Pratishtha ceremony was attended by representatives of all major spiritual and religious sects of the country.
People from all walks of life including representatives of various tribal communities also took part in the ceremony.