Madhuri Dixit Heads To Ayodhya For Ram Mandir Inauguration With Husband Shriram Nene | Video

On a momentous occasion for all devotees of Lord Ram, the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the deity will take place at Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir on Monday, January 22. As such, renowned personalities from the film and entertainment industries have also been invited. Madhuri Dixit, one of the most prolific Bollywood actresses, is also among the invitees. She was spotted at the airport leaving for Ayodhya.

Madhuri looked stunning in a yellow saree as she left for Ayodhya. She paired it with a gold-toned blouse and wore her hair in a neat bun. The actress was accompanied by her husband, Dr Shriram Nene. He looked handsome in a red kurta worn with cream-coloured Patiala pants and brown shoes.

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Ayushmann Khurrana was also spotted at the airport as he jetted off to Ayodhya for the ceremony. He opted for a cream-coloured kurta, matching pants and a Nehru jacket. The actor completed his look with a shawl.

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The list of invitees from the film industry includes names like Mohanlal, Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, 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.