Anuradha Paudwal Sings a Moving Ram Bhajan at Ram Mandir, Video Goes Viral

Popular singer Anuradha Paudwal on Monday graced the sacred premises of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya with a heartfelt rendition of a Ram Bhajan. The soulful performance, captured on video, has quickly gone viral, resonating with nationwide audiences. She was invited to Ram Mandir’s inauguration ceremony being held today. Many other big personalities have also joined the celebration.

ANI shared the video in which we can see Anuradha Paudwal singing Ram Bhajan while others listen to it. Sonu Nigam attended the Ram Mandir inauguration and blessed the venue with his soulful voice. At the venue, Sonu sang the popular ‘Ram Siya Ram’ song for the attendees. He was seen dressed in a cream-coloured kurta with matching pants and a shawl. Singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan sings Ram Bhajan also joined them in singing bhajans.

Watch the video here:

The list of invitees from the film industry includes names like Mohanlal, Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Vicky Kaushal, Anupam Kher, Chiranjeevi, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Akshay Kumar, Dhanush, Randeep Hooda, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma, Kangana Ranaut, Rishab Shetty, Madhur Bhandarkar, Ajay Devgn, Jackie Shroff, Tiger Shroff, Yash, Prabhas and Sunny Deol among others.

For the unversed, Pran Pratishtha is a popular ritual in Jainism and Hinduism, where the idol of a deity is installed at a sacred place like a temple, after sanctification. The word ‘Pran’ means life force and ‘Pratishtha’ means establishment. Pran Pratishtha or consecration ceremony means invoking the life force in the idol.

A total of 121 Acharyas will perform the rituals of Ram Mandir consecration. The idol’s Pran Pratistha will be done during the auspicious ‘Abhijeet Muhurta’ from 12.20 pm to 1 pm on January 22. According to the temple trust, over 7,000 people have been invited for this occasion where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest.