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Mumbai: As India prepares for the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, ‘Antilia’, the Mumbai home of Reliance Industries Chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani, is lit up with lights. On Sunday evening, the 27-storey building was illuminated with holograms and lamps displaying ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Hindi. The surroundings were decorated with lights and banners, creating a festive atmosphere. A video of Antilia, the most expensive house in the world, showed the complex decorated with lights and depictions of diyas and chants hailing Lord Ram.
Mukesh Ambani, Nita Ambani, Isha-Anant, Akash-Shloka, and Anant-Radhika will be in Ayodhya on January 22 to attend the ‘Pran-Pratishtha’ ceremony at the new Ram Temple.
It’s noteworthy, Ambani is among the eminent business figures invited to the consecration ceremony today. The industrialist, accompanied by Nita Ambani, Isha Ambani, Anand Piramal, Akash Ambani, Shloka Mehta, Anant Ambani, and Radhika Merchant, is likely to be present in Ayodhya on Monday for the event.
Moreover, Reliance is also organising a grand ‘bhandara’ or ‘Anna Seva’ to commemorate the opening of the Ram Temple.
Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha
The much-awaited consecration event at Ram temple will be held in Ayodhya today in a grand ceremony with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending the rituals. The shrine will be opened to the public a day later. The “Pran Pratishtha” ceremony will begin at 12.20 pm and is expected to end by 1 pm. The prime minister will then address a gathering of more than 7,000 people, including seers and prominent personalities, at the venue.
The ritual for the consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir began on January 16, starting from the Saryu River and will conclude today with the inauguration of the temple during Abhijit Muhurat. The new idol of Ram Lalla, in its 5-year-old form, arrived in the temple complex on January 17.
Ayodhya was abuzz with the cackle of locals and the excitement and anticipation were palpable ahead of the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ and the grand opening of the temple on Monday.
The ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony of Ram Lalla in the grand temple will be conducted on Monday afternoon, which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and personalities from all walks of life. The ceremony will be officiated by a complement of priests chosen from across the country. A team of priests is to be led by Lakshami Kant Dixit.
