Shefali Shah Arrives In Ayodhya For Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha, Calls It 'Biggest Cultural Moment'

Ayodhya Ram Mandir’s inauguration ceremony is scheduled to take place on January 22. Numerous Bollywood celebrities such as Ranbir Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Kangana Ranaut, Akshay Kumar and Randeep Hooda, among others, have been invited to the ceremony. Ahead of the big day, Delhi Crime actress Shefali Shah has arrived in Ayodhya.

In a clip that was shared by the official handle of Press Trust Of India(PTI), Shefali Shah expressed her happiness. She said, “I am honoured to be here (Ayodhya). It (Pran Pratishtha) is one of the biggest cultural moments that our country and we as Indians can experience. I am just feeling so proud being an Indian. The culture in our country is so rich but we are pretty unaware of it. So this is like wow.”

Celebrities have started reaching Ayodhya for the Ram Mandir inauguration. Kangana Ranaut shared pictures too. Rajinikanth and Dhanush were also spotted at the airport. They were seen leaving for the holy place ahead of the highly anticipated consecration ceremony.

For the unversed, the Pran Pratishtha (consecration) of the Ram Lalla within the temple is scheduled between 12:15 pm and 12:45 pm on January 22. Besides PM Modi, The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple inauguration will be attended by UP CM Yogi Adityanath, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, UP Governor Anandiben Patel, and president of the temple trust Mahant Nritya Gopal Das. It is reported that over 7,000 people have been invited by the temple trust.

The Ram temple complex, built in the traditional Nagara style, will be 380 feet in length (east-west direction), 250 feet in width and 161 feet in height, Rai had said earlier. Each floor of the temple will be 20 feet high and have a total of 392 pillars and 44 gates. No iron is used anywhere in the construction of the temple.

Temples made in the Nagara style are characterised by their towering spires or shikharas, intricate carvings, and symbolic representations. They have meticulous craftsmanship, as visible in the magnificent Khajuraho temples of Madhya Pradesh.