Ayodhya Ram Mandir news highlights: 7-day ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony begins with Vedic rituals

Vedic rituals performed on account of ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony in Ayodhya.

Ayodhya Ram Mandir LIVE Updates: Welcome to our Live coverage of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Lord Ram Lalla at Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya. The ceremony, which would be a grand affair, would draw dignitaries and people from all walks of life. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has planned the proceedings, with vedic rituals commencing on January 16, a week before the consecration ceremony.

The seven-day rituals commenced with the host appointed by the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra conducting the atonement ceremony today. As mentioned earlier, the ‘Dashvidh’ bath will take place on the banks of Saryu river. Prayaschita and Karmakuti Poojan will be held.

The rituals will culminate on January 22 with the pran-prathistha ceremony. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to preside over the ceremonial installation of Shri Ram Lalla. A team of priests led by Lakshmikant Dixit will perform the main rituals of the Pran Prathistha.

The temple trust said on Tuesday that the idol of Ram Lalla, sculpted by Mysore-based sculptor Arun Yogiraj, has been selected for installation at Ayodhya's historic temple.

The construction of the Ram temple began after the Supreme Court had settled the decades long dispute on the site in November 2019, paving the way for its construction.