Ayodhya: Ayodhya was decorated in grand manner on the occasion of Lord Shri Ram’s Pran Prathista ceremony in Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya on Monday.

The city was resonating with a blend of revelry and spirituality. The city was replete with the mild fragrance of dhoop percolating gradually and mingling with the feel and vibrancy of the city, reflecting the imminent prominence of the city as a global spiritual destination.

City was decorated nearly 3000 kg of flowers, confetti, and fluttering saffron flags emblazoned with the symbols of Treta Yug. The dawn on Monday will be marked by Mangal Dhwani made through 50 musical instruments from different States. The Mangal Dhawni will continue for two hours, from 10 am until the commencement of the Pran Prathista ritual.

PM will remove the blindfold from the idol of Ram Lalla from behind after entering the sanctum sanctorum and will apply Kajal to the eyes of the deity with a small gold stick. Then the PM will also show a mirror to Ram Lalla, followed by a Mahaarti by illuminating 108 diyas to conclude the consecration of Ram Lalla.

During the performance of the final ritual, PM Modi, CM Yogi, RSS chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat, UP Governor Anandiben Patel, and temple trust Chairman Mahant Nritya Gopal Das will be present in the sanctum sanctorum. Elaborate seating arrangements have also been made for 8,500 guests, including 7,000 invitees, in front of the main temple. Ram Mandir being decorated with flowers on the eve of its consecration ceremony, in Ayodhya, Sunday.

The performance of the final ritual has been given a window of just 84 seconds for the most auspicious Mool Muhurt, which will commence at 12:29:08 pm and end at 12:30:32 pm under Abhijeet Muhurt.

The nakshatra will be Mrigshira. However, the Abhijeet Muhurt will commence at 11:51 am. After this, Ram Lalla will assume the status of the presiding deity of the new temple before going for Shaiyadhivas.

On Monday evening after Pran Prathista and Shaiyadhivas of the Lord Ram, 10,000 lakh earthen lamps will be lit to illuminate Ayodhya to mark the second Diwali in the evening. All the final rituals will be conducted by a team of 121 acharyas of Kashi led by Acharya Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid. Acharya Lakshmi Kant Mathuradas Dikshit will be the Principal Priest.

The invitees of the ceremony including 4000 saints and seers will sit on one side and the rest of 3000 distinguished guests, industry titans Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Lakshmi Mittal, actors Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan, singers Asha Bhosle, Shankar Mahadevan, and Usha Mangeshkar, fromer judges SA Bobde and UU Lalit, lawyers Mahesh Jethmalani, Tushar Mehta, and Ravi Shankar Prasad, who fought the case on behalf of Ram Lalla in court.

Folk dancers can be found at every crossing and all along the Ram Path. Over 100 stages have been erected all through the Ram Path, where 2500 folk artists from Badhawa, Chari, Ghumar, Dhobiya, Rai, Raslila, Mayur, Khayal Nritya, and Sataria are showcasing their talent.

A number of seers and saints have set up their ashrams and havan kunds  in thousands. Ramkatha, bhajans, havans, and Ram Leela are going on round the clock. The banks of Saryu are illuminated with façade lights and laser shows to add to the gleam.