List Of Actors And Celebrities Who Are Invited For Grand Inauguration Of Ayodhya's Ram Mandir
January 22 is going to be a big day. On this day, Lord Ram's idol will be installed in the temple's garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum).? Around 4,000 priests and 2,500 eminent personalities are expected to attend. Formal invitations have already been sent out.?
Here's the list of movie celebrities who will attend the grand inauguration of Ayodhya's Ram Mandir
Bollywood celebrities
Among those who are invited from Bollywood are Amitabh Bachchan,?Kangana Ranaut,?Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Anupam Kher, Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Sunny Deol, Tiger Shroff, Rajkumar Hirani, Ayushmann Khurrana, Ajay Devgn and Madhur Bhandarkar.?
South Celebrities
In addition, South Indian actors Rajinikanth, Prabhas, Chiranjeevi, Mohanlal, Dhanush, Yash and Rishab Shetty have also been formally invited to be in Ayodhya for the monumental day.
Arun Govil and Deepika Chikhalia?
Arun and Deepika who played Lord Ram and Sita in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan have also been invited.? "Yes, we have been invited to Ayodhya on January 22. It will be something magical and a historic moment," Chikhlia told PTI in an interview.? "I have always said that I am very blessed that I could play Sita ji in Ramayan. It has been a very divine experience to be a part of something as magical as Ramayan. I enjoyed my journey throughout. I was one of those few actors who played Sita but I continued to remain Sita ji till date. So I think we have all been very blessed. I want to tell everybody that January 22, 2024, is the new date for Diwali. The way Diwali will be celebrated in Ayodhya, similarly everyone should welcome Lord Ram and celebrate Diwali in their homes," Chikhlia said.
Political leaders
While PM Narendra Modi, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, SP president Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati have got invitations, Sonia Gandhi is reportedly the only invitee from Congress' first family.?Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and MP?Digvijaya Singh?have been invited.?Former prime ministers Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury have also been invited.?
Spiritual leaders?like Dalai Lama,?Mata Amritanandamayi and Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev are among the eminent invitees.?Dignitaries from major temples such as Kashi Vishwanath and Vaishno Devi are also invited.
Industrialists?Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani, and Gautam Adani will likely attend the event too.?
From the world of?cricket, icons? Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli have been invited among others.
The head priest of the Ram Mandir Mahant Satyendra Das has previously revealed that the?pran pratishtha?of an idol usually takes place after the spire's construction. He said a separate puja of the entire temple is performed before that.
The temple complex, for the uninitiated, will include the Ram Mandir, temples of six other deities including Valmiki, Vashisht and Sabari, a pilgrim facilitation centre, a herbal garden, and facilities including an electric substation, a sewage treatment plant and water treatment plant.?
The cost of the construction of the entire complex is reportedly Rs 1,800 and Rs 2,000 crore. The Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had conducted fund-raising campaigns for construction. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), whose international vice-president is Rai, has also actively taken part in fund collection for the shrine.
The temple spread over 70 acres will be open to the public after Prime Minister Narendra Modi does the "pran pratishtha" also called the consecration ceremony of the Ram Lalla idol on January 22.
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