Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the rituals of “Pran Pratishtha” ceremony at the “historic” Ram temple in Ayodhya today. He was seen wearing a golden kurta and cream coloured dhoti. Thousands of people came together to attend the grand ceremony. Many known actors visited the temple.
The Ram Lalla idol got unveiled at the ceremony. Meanwhile, hymns, verses and songs about Lord Ram reverberated in temples across the nation. PM Modi later performed the ‘aarti’ at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple. He also performed ‘parikrama’ of the deity and did ‘dandvat pranam’ and took blessings from ‘sadhus’. After the ceremony he delivered the speech saying “aaj hamare Ram aagye hai”. He said that the construction of the Ram Temple is a reflection of the maturity of the Indian society.
PM Modi visited the Kuber Tila on the Ram temple premises in Ayodhya and offered worship to Lord Shiva there. Then later unveiled a statue of ‘Jatayu’ on the premises of the Ayodhya Ram temple. He also showered flower petals on workers who were involved in the construction of the temple.
Fifty traditional musical instruments from across the country were part of a devotional “Mangal Dhwani” that resonated during the consecration ceremony. The instruments included pakhawaj, flute and dholak from Uttar Pradesh, veena from Karnataka, algoja from Punjab, sundari from Maharashtra, mardala from Odisha; santoor from Madhya Pradesh, pung from Manipur, nagada and kali from Assam; and tambura from Chhattisgarh. There was also shehnai from Delhi, ravanahatha from Rajasthan, shrikhol and sarod from West Bengal, ghatam from Andhra Pradesh, sitar from Jharkhand, santar from Gujarat, pakhawaj from Bihar, hudka from Uttarakhand and nagaswaram, tavil and mridangam from Tamil Nadu.
Whole nation came together today to join their hands to welcome Lord Ram.