Invited guests include sports legends Ravichandran Ashwin, Harmanpreet Kaur, Mithali Raj, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, and Sachin Tendulkar.
Prior to the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, former Indian cricket player Venkatesh Prasad declared on Monday that he was going to be present for the most treasured event of their lives. “On our journey to witness our life’s moment. Dharma Path. Prasad posted on his official X account, saying, “Ek hi Naara, Ek hi Naam Jai Shree Ram.” The event has also extended invitations to prominent sports figures, including MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Virat Kohli. At 12:30 p.m., under strict security, the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony will start.
The temple was built in the customary Nagara manner. Its dimensions are 161 feet in height, 250 feet in width, and 380 feet in length (east-west). There are 44 doorways and 392 pillars supporting it altogether.
The temple’s walls and pillars are adorned with finely carved representations of Hindu gods and goddesses. The idol of Shri Ramlalla, Bhagwan Shri Ram, in his childhood form, is housed in the main sanctum sanctorum on the ground level.
Reaching the eastern side of the temple requires going up 32 stairs through the Singh Dwar before reaching the main entrance. The mandir has five different Mandaps, or halls: Rang Mandap, Sabha Mandap, Prathana Mandap, Kirtan Mandap, and Nritya Mandap.
A historic well (Sita koop) from antiquity is located close to the temple. A statue of Jatayu has been installed and the old temple of Bhagwan Shiv has been repaired in Kuber Tila, in the southwest section of the temple complex.
The temple’s foundation is made of 14 meters of roller-compacted concrete (RCC), which gives it the appearance of man-made rock. The temple has no locations where iron is used. A granite plinth 21 feet high has been built to defend against ground dampness.
