Rajinikanth Greets Mukesh Ambani, Sits In Front Row At Ayodhya's Ram Mandir Inauguration | Video

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. Among them was also megastar Rajinikanth.

Thalaiva Rajinikanth had front-row seats to the inauguration ceremony and was seen speaking to officials before the event. He also greeted Mukesh Ambani at the event. He opted for a simple look in a white kurta and beige shawl. Videos of the actor at the event went viral online across social media platforms.

The list of invitees from the film industry includes names like Mohanlal, Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, 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.