Ram Mandir ceremony: Tendulkar, Kumble and other sports personalities attend consecration
Tendulkar, Kumble and other sports personalities arrive in Ayodhya (Photo | AFP/X).
In a display of unity and devotion, India's top sporting personalitieshave descended upon Ayodhyain large numbersto take part in the much-anticipated Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Mandir on Monday (Jan 22). The star-studded guest list includes various sporting icons from the country such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli,Anil Kumble, Venkatesh Prasad and Neeraj Chopra.
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Other sports personalities such as Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Harmanpreet Kaur, Saina Nehwal, PT Usha, PV Sindhu, Pullela Gopichand, Viswanathan Anand, Rahul Dravid, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Baichung Bhutia, etc. have also been invited and expected to be part of the event.
The Ram Mandirconsecration ceremonyhas been a huge talking point nationwide. Itis not only being attended by famous sports personalities but by many big names from various fields. The likes of Amitabh Bachchan, Vicky Kaushal, Katrina Kaif and Ayushman Khurana have also arrived in Ayodhya.
It is to be noted that Ram templeconsecration ceremony on Mondayin Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya will take placeexactly four years after the landmark judgement from the Supreme Court of India. The mega event will comprise the 'Pran Pratishtha' of Ram Lalla (idol of infant Lord Ram), with the rituals led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi (who has already arrived at the venue).
The Ram temple has been designed in the traditional Nagara style. The dimensions of the temple is 380 feet in length, 250 feet wide and 161 feet tall. Chandrakant Sompura and his son Ashish designedthe new structure ahead of the ceremony.