Every nook & corner of Ayodhya decked up and illuminated to welcome Ram Lalla!

Ayodhya: After a wait of five hundred years, Lord Shri Ram will return to Ayodhya. The city is adorned with flowers, resonating with devotion. Every street and home echoes with the melodies and hymns of Shri Ram.

The auspicious moment to install the idol of Ram Lalla in the sanctum sanctorum will last for 84 seconds, from 12:29 minutes to 12:30 minutes on January 22. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform the divine eyeopening ceremony in this auspicious 84-second interval.

From the morning of January 23, the Ram Temple will be open for people from all over the world to visit and witness the divine presence.

In the Pran Pratishtha ritual, the idol of Shri Ram Lalla was bathed with medicinal water from 114 pots. The ceremony began on the sixth day and concluded on Sunday morning, with the idol being placed in the central dwelling. Night vigils have also commenced.

Ayodhya is being adorned with 2,500 quintals of flowers for the grand opening of the temple and the consecration of the new idol of Ram Lalla. Foreign flowers have been imported from Thailand and Argentina, along with local flowers from Delhi and Kolkata.

The entire Ram Path, from the airport to the Ram Temple, has been decorated with colorful flowers, and rose petals are being showered from helicopters.

Customised ornamental and functional lights have been used to illuminate the Ram Temple and Ram Path in this holy city of Uttar Pradesh. These innovative installations are also highly energy efficient and boast state-ofthe-art LED lighting. The ramps and sculptures have been illuminated by utilising step lights, LED strips with profiles, and a blend of decorative fixtures like post tops and inground up-lighters.

Each fixture is customised to the project specifications, creating a captivating ambiance befitting the sacred setting.

The unique installation showcases an imposing lighting fixture characterised by its grand design, adding a touch of regality to the ensemble.

The intricacy extends to the top bracket, which has been thoroughly crafted to emulate Lord Ram’s bow and arrow. The thoughtful incorporation of cultural symbolism has been attended to with the utmost care, the statement added. The bottom of the pole has a beautiful image of Lord Ram and Hanuman, said the statements issued by the The companies involved in illuminating Ayodhya namely, Signify and Philips Uni fixtures.

Meanwhile, the consecration ceremony is being attended by 15 dignitaries from various categories, including Ramchandra Kharadi, the president of the Udaiapur-based Kalyan Ashram and Guracharan Gill from Jaipur. These dignitaries are participating in the Pran Pratishtha ceremony as sponsors.