Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Temple will be open for public from Jan 23, says Trust

The auspicious timing was decided by Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid of Varanasi.

After the consecration of the idol of Lord Shri Ram, the temple will be open to the public from January 23, said Champat Rai, General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust.

Rai said the Pran Pratishtra will start at 12.20 pm and conclude at 2 pm on January 22.  “The religious rituals will begin from January 16, to go on till January 21. On January 22, the Pran Pratishtha ceremony will take place. The idol for which 'Pran Pratishtha' will be done is expected to be around 150-200kgs. On January 18, the idol will be placed at its position in the 'Garbh Griha' of the temple,” he said.

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The auspicious timing was decided by Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid of Varanasi.  According to him, following tradition, 1,000 baskets of gifts have come from Nepal's Janakpur and areas of Mithila. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the “pran Pratishtha” at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other dignitaries will also attend the consecration ceremony in the temple town.

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Thousands of seers from across the country have been invited for the ceremony and the invitees also include families of the labourers who erected the Ram Temple. Over 7,000 people are on the invitee list of the temple trust, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, including Bollywood celebrities, cricketers and industrialists.

In an audio message posted on his official YouTube channel, PM Modi said he was fortunate to be a witness to what he described as a "historic" and "auspicious" occasion.

Around 100 heads from 55 countries, including ambassadors and MPs, have been invited to the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22nd,  said Swami Vigyananand, founder and global chairman of the World Hindu Foundation.

"Around 100 heads from 55 countries, including ambassadors and MPs, will witness Ram Lala Pran Pratishtha. We have invited the Korean Queen as well, who claims to be Prabhu Sri Ram Vansaj," Swami Vigyananand said while speaking to ANI.

The countries that have been invited include Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Botswana, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Dominica, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico, Myanmar, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies, Uganda, UK, USA, Vietnam, and Zambia.