The ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremonies started at 12.20 pm and ended at 1 pm, with an 84-second ‘Abhijit muhurta’, or auspicious hour, in which PM Modi took part. While Ayodhya is on high alert with unprecedented security and painted in saffron colours, the whole nation is decked in ‘Jai Shri Ram’ flags to commemorate the major event.

A total of 8,000 invitations were extended to prominent figures in politics, film, sports, and other industries for the Ram Mandir opening. Top actors Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Ram Charan, singers Sonu Nigam and Shankar Mahadevan, cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble, among others, attended the consecration event.