The 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of the Ram Temple began on the sixth day in the Sunday morning. The idol of Lord Rama was bathed with sacred water from 114 Kalash (vases), containing medicated water and holy water from various pilgrimage sites from across the country.
While the country awaits for the grand 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Lalla at Ayodhya's temple, on the sixth day of the ceremony, the Ram Lalla idol was bathed with water from 114 Kalash (vases), each containing specially medicated liquids.
The 24-hour 'Akhand Path' at Ram Mandir Shimla began here on Sunday after Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu paid obeisance at the temple and lit the Diyas. The Chief Minister also announced a public holiday in the state for January 22 on the occasion of the Pran-Pratishtha ceremon
The police said that given the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in the city, cybercriminals are taking advantage of people's faith and committing fraud by sending fake QR codes to collect donations in the name of Ram temple, in the name of distributing free prasad to the common people, giving VIP
Acharya Satyendra Das, Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple, said on Saturday that the eyes of the Ram Lalla idol cannot be revealed before the 'Pran Pratishtha'.
Digvijay Singh has stoked a fresh controversy ahead of the "Pran Pratishtha" ceremony at Ayodhya Ram Mandir, saying the Ram Lala idol being seated in the temple does not look like a child.
Following Congress leader Digvijay Singh's remarks on the freshly placed Shri Ram Lalla idol at Ayodhya's Ram Temple, Kameshwar Chaupal, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, said that he is 'shooting in the dark'.
Notably, ahead of the Ayodhya Rama Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony on January 22, the idol of Lord Ram was placed inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple in Ayodhya on Thursday.
Three suspicious individuals were detained by Uttar Pradesh Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) from Ayodhya on Thursday ahead of the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of the Ram Temple on January 22.
In a significant prelude to the forthcoming Prana Prathishta ceremony on January 22, the idol of Shri Ramlala was installed in the sanctum sanctorum of the newly built grand temple with full rituals on Thursday evening.
The Uttar Pradesh government under the then Chief Minister Govind Ballabh Pant was asked by the Central government in 1949 to ensure the removal of the idol of Ram Lalla days after the news percolated of its sudden appearance and Pakistan Radio showed the news stressing that Hindus are ca