Starting on Tuesday and lasting until January 22, there will be preparations for the big Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha, or consecration event. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be present at the January 22 opening of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

More than seven thousand individuals are anticipated to attend the celebration, including dignitaries, celebrities, business people, saints, and delegates from several nations. Every day, different rituals will be carried out during the course of the seven-day festival.

Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Anupam Kher, Arun Govil, Kangana Ranaut, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Gautam Adani Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Ambani, and others are among the other well-known individuals who have been invited to the occasion.

Approximately one hundred delegates from various nations are scheduled to attend the event, as stated by the Ram Mandir team.

List of events before Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha 

January 16: Prayaschita and Karmakuti Pujan
January 17: Parisar Pravesh of the Murti
January 18 (Morning): Teerth Poojan, Jal Yatra and Gandhadivas
January 18 (Evening): Aushadhadivas, Kesaradhivas and Gandhadivas
January 19 (Evening): Dhanyadhivas
January 20 (Morning): Pushpadhivas
January 20 (Evening): Sharkaradhivas, Phaladhivas
January 21 (Morning): Madhyadhivas
January 22 (Evening): Shaiyadhivas

Pran Pratishtha ceremony

Seven Adhivasas are typically involved in a Pran Pratishtha ritual, while three Adhivasas at the very least are customarily involved. There will be 121 Acharyas who will carry out the consecration ceremonies of the Ram Mandir.

Lakshmi Kant Dixit of Kashi will serve as the primary Acharya, with Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid serving as the supervisor, coordinator, anchor, and director of all Anushthan activities. The time slot for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony and Ram Lalla’s consecration is 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm.

About the Ram Lalla idol 

The temple will be dedicated to the idol of Ram Lalla, sculpted by the well-known Karnataka sculptor Arun Yogiraj. The current idol, worshipped for the last 70 years, will also be kept in the sanctum sanctorum of the new temple

When will the temple open for devotees?

On January 21 and 22, the temple will be closed to the general public. On January 23, devotees will be able to enter.