BJP Veteran LK Advani To Not Attend Pran Pratishtha In Ayodhya, Know Why

BJP leader LK Advani, who was previously going to attend the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya, will now not be attending the Consecration now. Know the reason..

New Delhi: Ayodhya is all set as guests begin to come to the temple city of Uttar Pradesh, to participate in the majestic Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The grand guest list for the Consecration of Ram Lalla includes businessmen Gautam Adani, Mukesh Ambani; Bollywood celebrities Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth; and politicians Sonia Gandhi, LK Advani and JP Nadda. In a latest news update, veteran BJP leader LK Advani will skip today’s Pran Pratishtha. Know why..

LK Advani To Skip Pran Pratishtha In Ayodhya?

According to latest media reports, the veteran leader of BJP, LK Advani will most likely, not be attending the Ayodhya Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha. The reason behind the leader’s absence is the extreme cold weather; LK Advani is quite old and for him to travel to Ayodhya in this weather is not the best option.

In another news, Bollywood celebrities including Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Katrina Kaif, Rajinikanth and Kangana Ranaut have already reached Ayodhya for the Consecration Ceremony.

Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha: Mahurat, Aarti Timings

The Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha is scheduled to take place between 12:15 PM and 12:45 PM. According to various media reports, the mahurat of the Pran Pratishtha is between 12:29:08 PM and 12:30:32 PM, i.e. the mahurat is of 84 seconds.

Speaking of the Aarti Timings, the Ram Mandir Aarti will take place thrice a day, the Jagaran or Shringar Aarti at 6:30 AM, the Bhog Aarti at 12:00 PM and the Sandhya Aarti at 7:30 PM. To be a part of the Aarti, devotees must book their passes.

Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha Rituals

The first ritual of the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha is the ‘Shobha Yatra’ during which the idol is taken around the complex of the temple in a procession; with this ‘yatra’ the devotion of the people is transferred into the statue, infusing the structure with divinity. The idol is then brought back to its place in the temple after which the consecration rituals begin. The next step is ‘adhivaas’ during which the idol is submerged into water, grain and other such materials so that it can ‘heal of all the injuries’ it got from the sculptor’s tools; through the ‘adhivaas’, the idol’s stone quality is also checked.

After the Shobha Yatra and Adhivaas, the idol is bathed and then, the ‘Abhishek’ is done with water, panchamrit and sugarcane juice; this bath awakens the idol after a series of matras and then ‘anjan’ is put around the eyes of the deity by a old needle. Here’s how an idol is transformed into God, who will be worshipped by all for the years to come.