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Rituals begin as part of Ram Temple consecration event

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January 17, 2024

The week-long consecration (pran pratishtha) ceremony of the infant god Ram, or Ram Lalla, began in the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Temple on Tuesday, marking the start of an event that will culminate with the opening of the temple.

- Pawan Dixit

Rituals begin as part of Ram Temple consecration event

On Tuesday, 121 priests chanted Sanskrit hymns and performed Vedic rituals in the Abhijit Muhurta (atonement for one's sins) in the afternoon.

Rituals began with Prayaschita Karmakutipujan at 1pm and will end on January 22, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the last ritual of the consecration ceremony.

"The anushthan has started and will continue till January 22, the day of the consecration ceremony. Eleven priests are performing the rituals invoking all goddesses and gods," Ram temple chief priest Satyendra Das said.

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