Ayodhya: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be arriving here for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Lord Ram Lalla in a short while, the holy town is witnessing the arrival of guests including industrialists and celebreties.
Earlier in the day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath through social media handle X welcomed the saints and religious leaders coming for the auspicious ceremony.
He also conveyed his greetings to all the devotees across the world on the occasion of the consecration ceremony.
Several dignitaries from the cine world, industry, besides spritual and Yoga gurus are present to witness the consecration ceremony.
The dignitaries who have arrived are former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, former Andhra Pradesh CM and TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu, Bollywood celebreties — Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut, Vicky Kaushal, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Anu Malik, Nitish Bharadwaj, Rajnikant, Randeep Hooda, Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher, Chiranjeevi, Madhuri Dixit and Arun Govil who played the character of Lord Ram in Ramanand Sagar’s famous serial Ramayan, among others.
Industrialists including, Chairman Bharti Enterprise Sunil Bharti Mittal, Aditya Birla group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, Akash Ambani, Anil Ambani are also present.
Moreover former cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble have also arrived.
Devotional music and Bhajans are filling the air of Ayodhya. Singers such as Shankar Mahadevan, Sonu Nigam, Anuradha Paudwal mesmerised the devotees with their bhajans.