Ram Mandir consecration: Invitees start arriving at Ayodhya, Ambani family to attend 'Pran Prantistha' ceremony

Business tycoon Mukesh Ambani along with all his family members, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, Gautam Adani, sporting icon Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, actor Rajnikanth and Jan Sena Chief Pawan Kalyan among among the distinguished guests invited to attend the consecration of the Ram temple on Monday. Mukesh Ambani will attend the ceremony with his family members including  Nita Ambani, Isha-Anant, Akash-Shloka and Anant-Radhika in Ayodhya Tomorrow The select list, comprising 506 A-listers, includes prominent politicians, leading industrialists, top film stars, sportspersons, diplomats, judges, and high priests, among the approximately 8,000 invitees.

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Ayodhya's Ram Temple lit up and decorated beautifully ahead of the Ram temple 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony in Ayodhya tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/1W9sipxe8u

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With just a day to the auspicious ‘pran pratishtha’ or consecration ceremony at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, the temple premises have been wrapped in flowers and illuminated with lights. The inaugural ceremony of the grand temple is scheduled to be held between 12:15 pm and 12:45 pm on January 22, but the rituals leading up to the culminating event began on January 16.

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan arrives in Lucknow, ahead of the Ayodhya Ram Temple Pranpratishtha ceremony that will be held tomorrow.

He says, "This has been a long-cherished dream of the people and after 500 years, it is finally coming into reality, we… pic.twitter.com/JEY4QnO6qn

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to preside over the consecration ceremony of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat sharing dais along with several other dignitaries. Ahead of the consecration ceremony, PM Modi is visiting several temples across India. He is set to visit the Kothandaramaswamy Temple in Dhanushkodi on Sunday, where he is scheduled to have a darshan and participate in a puja ceremony at the shrine. Additionally, he will also explore Arichal Munai, believed to be the location where the ‘Ram Setu’ was constructed. CJI DY Chandrachud, SG Tushar Mehta & AG R Venkatramani to Skip ‘Pran Pratishtha’ CJI DY Chandrachud, SG Tushar Mehta & AG R Venkatramani will skip the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22. While CJI CHandrachud would be holding regular court, the other two are busy in court and official commitments. With inputs from agencies.