Ram Temple Consecration Ceremony Begins Today: Live Updates

The consecration ceremony or "pran pratishtha" of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya will take place on January 22.

The preparations for the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya are in full swing and the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla at the temple will begin today.

The program and worship ritual of Ram Lalla in his new grand temple in Ayodhya on January 22 will start from January 16, while the idol which is to be placed in the sanctum sanctorum on January 18.

Over 7,000 people have been invited by the temple trust and they include cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. The city is getting decked up for the grand ceremony at the temple, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend.