AYODHYA, INDIA, August 4, 2023 (NDTV): The temple trust will hold the consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 21, 22, and 23 next year, a trust member said today. “The consecration ceremony of Ram Janmabhoomi will take place in the third week of January next year. Three dates – 21, 22, and 23 of January – have been fixed for the consecration ceremony. We will invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the ceremony, which will also be attended by prominent sadhus and other dignitaries,” Ram Mandir Trust General Secretary Champat Rai told PTI. “The main event would be kept non-political. Guests from different political parties will also be invited, provided they have the intention to come. There will be no stage in the program, nor any public meeting,” he said.

The trust plans to invite over 25,000 Hindu religious leaders of 136 Sanatan traditions for the ceremony. These 25,000 saints will be separate from 10,000 special guests who will attend the consecration ceremony inside the premises of Ram Janmabhoomi. The Bhoomi Pujan program for the temple was held on August 5, 2020, on a very limited scale due to the Covid-19 guidelines. “The sanctum sanctorum of Ramlala is nearing completion. Now in the month of January the preparation for the grand event of Pran Pratishtha is in full swing,” said Anil Misra, a temple trust member. The trust is planning to provide free food for about a month to the devotees coming for the consecration ceremony in Ayodhya.

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