Watch: Pran Pratistha of Ram Lalla by PM Modi in Ayodhya Ram Temple

Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat performed the rituals of ‘pran-pratishtha’ of Ram temple in Ayodhya on Monday. PM Modi unveiled the eyes of Ram Lalla for the first time.
During the ‘pran-pratishtha’ ceremony, an idol of Ram Lalla, a five-year-old depiction of Lord Ram was consecrated with full Vedic rituals.

श्री रामलला सरकार के भव्य प्राण प्रतिष्ठा महोत्सव का श्री राम जन्मभूमि मंदिर परिसर से सीधा प्रसारण

LIVE Webcast of Prana Pratishtha Mahotsav of Shri Ramlalla Sarkar, from Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir complex. https://t.co/YL3bPjrwcX

— Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra (@ShriRamTeerth) January 22, 2024

‘Pran’ means life and ‘pratishtha’ refers to establishment. Therefore a ‘pran pratishtha’ is a Hindu religious ritual by which an idol of the deity is consecrated. So, in simple terms, ‘pran’ or life will be established in the idol before it opens eyes for the first time. Untill then, the eyes of the idol are kept closed.

Ayodhya is under the veil of tight security.

The Ayodhya Ram temple has been decorated with multi-coloured flowers of several verities and devotional songs dedicated to Lord Ram are being played across the town on loudspeakers.

Lakhs of devotees have thronged to Ayodhya to be part of this grand ceremony. Thousands of UP police personnel have been deployed in Ayodhya along with Seven companies of CAPF, two anti-drone systems, and two NSG sniper teams.

Added to it, 25 VR cars, 10 vehicle-mounted jammers, and six vehicle-mounted X Ray baggage scanners have also been deployed in the holy city. More than 10,000 artificial intelligence based cameras with face recognition technology have been installed in the city.

Meanwhile, several teams of NDRF and SDRF have also been stationed in Ayodhya for swift emergency response in case of any eventuality.