On a momentous occasion for all devotees of Lord Ram, the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the deity will take place at Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir on Monday, January 22. As such, renowned personalities from the film industry have reached Ayodhya to witness the inauguration of the Ram Mandir. Sonu Nigam was among them and he sang the ‘Ram Siya Ram’ song at the ceremony.
Renowned singer Sonu Nigam attended the Ram Mandir inauguration and blessed the venue with his soulful voice. At the venue, Sonu sang the popular ‘Ram Siya Ram’ song for the attendees. He was seen dressed in a cream-coloured kurta with matching pants and a shawl. Watch a glimpse of Sonu’s performance here:
#WATCH | Singer Sonu Nigam sings 'Ram Siya Ram' at Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony. pic.twitter.com/LAYHhu2AvX
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The list of invitees from the film industry includes names like Mohanlal, Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Vicky Kaushal, Anupam Kher, Chiranjeevi, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Akshay Kumar, Dhanush, Randeep Hooda, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma, Kangana Ranaut, Rishab Shetty, Madhur Bhandarkar, Ajay Devgn, Jackie Shroff, Tiger Shroff, Yash, Prabhas and Sunny Deol among others.
For the unversed, Pran Pratishtha is a popular ritual in Jainism and Hinduism, where the idol of a deity is installed at a sacred place like a temple, after sanctification. The word ‘Pran’ means life force and ‘Pratishtha’ means establishment. Pran Pratishtha or consecration ceremony means invoking the life force in the idol.
A total of 121 Acharyas will perform the rituals of Ram Mandir consecration. The idol’s Pran Pratistha will be done during the auspicious ‘Abhijeet Muhurta’ from 12.20 pm to 1 pm on January 22. According to the temple trust, over 7,000 people have been invited for this occasion where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest.
