Ayodhya's Ram Mandir is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Pran Pratishta ceremony on January 11 according to the Hindu calendar. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust has organized a series of cultural and religious events to mark the consecration of the Ram Lalla idol. The celebration begins with the Abhishekam of the idol on the temple's first anniversary. A video of pandits giving bath of milk on Rama's idol is going viral on social media.
The first anniversary celebrations of the Ram Lalla idol consecration in Ayodhya began on Saturday, drawing a large number of devotees to the city for the special occasion. Religious and cultural programmes started within the Ram Temple complex, with the anniversary festivities kicking off with a recitation of the Yajurveda.
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Scheduled from January 11 to 13, the celebrations are designed to include the general public, especially those who could not attend last year's historic event, in addition to around 110 invited VIPs, as per the temple trust. A German hangar tent has been set up at the Angad Teela site, with a capacity to accommodate up to 5,000 people. Common people will have the chance to witness a variety of cultural performances, rituals, and daily Ram Katha discourses at the pavilion and Yagnashala during the celebrations.