From Ram Mandir to New Parl building inauguration: PM Modi's Dandvat Pranaam in last 10 years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi prostrates before the idol of Ram Lalla during the 'Pran Pratishtha' rituals at the Ram Mandir, in Ayodhya, on Monday. (

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the rituals of the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya today. He performed aarti and did dandvat pranam to the new idol of Ram Lalla.

The childhood form of Lord Ram is placed in the main sanctum sanctorum in the temple.

What is a dandvat pranaam?

Saashtaang dandvat pranam is a ritual wherein a person fully bows down on the ground.

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Occasions where PM Modi performed the dandvat pranam before

2020: Foundation of Ram Mandir

In 2020, after laying the foundation stone of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, PM Modi did a dandvat pranam.

2023: New Parliament building inauguration

After inaugurating the new Parliament building in the heart of Delhi on May 28 last year, PM Modi installed the sengol and did the dandvat pranaam.

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2014: Before Parliament

After being elected as Prime Minister, Modi bowed down in front of the Parliament.

Modi, who led the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ rituals at the Ram Temple said that the consecration was an extraordinary moment that would make everyone full of emotions.

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The construction of the Ram temple began in 2020 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone on August 5. The construction started after the Supreme Court in 2019 handed over the disputed 2.77-acre site in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya town to the Hindu side for the temple construction and ordered a separate site for a mosque.