VIDEO: Galaxy of celebrities reach Ayodhya ahead of consecration of Ram Temple

Ayodhya: A Galaxy of eminent personalities and celebrities, including former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, Amitabh Bachchan and Rajnikant have reached Ayodhya to attend the Ram temple consecration ceremony here on Monday.

#AmitabhBachchan and Abhishek Bachchan at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya to attend the #RamMandirPranPratishta ceremony #ShriRam | #AyodhaRamMandir | @SrBachchan | @juniorbachchan pic.twitter.com/HBYzK0JcL8

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#WATCH | Superstar Rajinikanth arrives at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya to attend the Pran Pratishtha ceremony pic.twitter.com/1ii6iCsdQ1

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Former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble and Sachin Tendulkar also arrived at the Ram temple.

#WATCH | Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar arrives at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya to attend the Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha ceremony#RamMandirPranPrathistha pic.twitter.com/72BLcxUnmp

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Telugu superstars Chiranjeevi, his son Ram Charan and industrialist Anil Ambani also reached the temple.

#WATCH | Telugu superstars Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya to attend the Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha ceremony #RamMandirPranPrathistha pic.twitter.com/k4T95PvXkY

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Actors Madhuri Dixit Nene, Vicky Kaushal and his wife Katrina Kaif, Ayushmann Khurrana, Ranbir Kapoor and his wife Alia Bhatt and filmmakers Rajkumar Hirani, Mahaveer Jain, Rohit Shetty, and Kangana Ranaut reached Ayodhya to attend the consecration ceremony.

#WATCH | Actors Madhuri Dixit Nene, Vicky Kaushal, Katrina Kaif, Ayushmann Khurrana, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and filmmakers Rajkumar Hirani, Rohit Shetty arrive at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya to attend the Pran Pratishtha ceremony pic.twitter.com/0KCYCaQz9R

— ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024

Baba Ramdev also arrived at the Ram temple.

Senior BJP leader and renowned lawyer Ravi Shankar Prasad, who arrived in Ayodhya yesterday, reached the Ram temple ahead of the consecration.

In Bengaluru, several Hindu organisations have turned "Ram Mai" as it has been painted with saffron ahead of consecration.

Saffron festoons, saffron flags with the images of Lord Rama, Hanuman, Sita and Lakshmana and posters, have been adorned at every nook and corner of the city.

There was a huge turnout of devotees at Lord Rama and Hanuman temples, besides Lord Venkateshwara temples from the morning. Rendering of bhajans and 'kirtans' was organised at various places.

There were special prayers at Ramanjaneya Gudda temple, Pattabhirama Swamy Temple, Rama temple in Rajajinagar and Ramadevara Devasthana at Malleswaram and Rama temple in Basavanagudi.

These temples also organised grand 'prasad' distribution for the devotees.