As many as 121 Acharyas will coordinate and monitor all the processes of the ritual of the Ram Temple consecration ceremony.
Varanasi’s Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid will guide all the processes, while Varanasi’s Laxmikant MathuranathĀ Dixit will be the chief Acharya.
The ‘pran pratistha’ (consecration ceremony) of Ram Lalla will be held in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and about 7,000 distinguished guests.
The process of ‘pran pratishtha’ has already started from January 16. The ‘prayaschit’ and ‘karmakuti’ puja was performed on January 16.
The 51-inch idol of Ram Lalla carved by Mysuru-based sculptor Arun Yogiraj entered the premises on January 17. It was then placed in the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple on January 18.