Mexico gets its first Ram Temple on eve of Ayodhya Ram Mandir inauguration

Ahead the Pran Pratishtha (consecration ceremony) of Lord Ram Lalla in the newly built Ram Janmabhoomi Temple on Monday, North American nation Mexico got its first Lord Ram Temple in the city of Queretaro on Sunday.

The ceremony was held amidst hymns and songs chanted by the Indian diaspora which reverberated throughout the venue.

The temple was inaugurated after the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony was performed by an American priest with Mexican hosts. The idol was brought from India.

The Indian Embassy in Mexico took to social media platform X to share the news. "First Lord Ram temple in Mexico! On the eve of 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony at Ayodhya, city of Queretaro in Mexico gets the first Lord Ram temple. Queretaro also hosts the first Lord Hanuman temple in Mexico," it said.

First Lord Ram temple in Mexico!

On the eve of ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony at Ayodhya, city of Queretaro in Mexico 🇲🇽 gets the first Lord Ram temple. Queretaro also hosts the first Lord Hanuman temple in Mexico. 1/2#RamMandirpic.twitter.com/jBm5olGxVY

— India in México (@IndEmbMexico) January 21, 2024

Meanwhile, the temple town of Uttar Pradesh saw the much-awaited grand Pran Pratishtha of Lord Ram Lalla in the newly built Ram Janmabhoomi Temple on Monday afternoon. The sacred ceremony, marking the consecration of the deity within the temple's sanctum sanctorum, went down in history as it carries profound cultural and symbolic importance.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the consecration ceremony officiated by a team of priests led by Varanasi priest Lakshmikant Dixit.

Vedic rituals for the Pran-Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya began on January 16, a week before the main ceremony. On January 18, the idol of Shri Ram Lalla, carved by renowned Mysuru sculptor Arun Yogiraj, was placed inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.