'Overwhelmed, over the moon': Ex-Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Subhash Chandra will attend the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Mandir
Dr. Subhash Chandra, who was in Ayodhya for the past few days, was shown around the majestic building of the Ram Temple by Nripendra Mishra, the chairman of the Ram Temple Construction Committee.
Ram Mandir consecration: “I'm overwhelmed, overjoyed. Lord Ram called me here,” said former Rajya Sabha MP and Essel Group chief Dr. Subhash Chandra, who is in Ayodhya to attend the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony on Monday (January 22).
Dr. Chandra, who was in Ayodhya for the past few days, was shown around the majestic grounds of the Ram Temple by Nripendra Mishra, the chairman of the Ram Temple Construction Committee. Mishra informed Dr. Chandra on the architecture and features of the temple ahead of tomorrow's Pran Pratishtha ceremony.
'Grateful, overwhelmed'
Dr. Expressing his joy and excitement at being able to attend the dedication ceremony of Ram Mandir, Chandra said he was grateful and overwhelmed that Lord Ram had called him to witness the grand event.
“I am overjoyed and overwhelmed that Lord Ram has called me here to witness his arrival in Ayodhya. I am hopeful that I will also get darshan of Lord Ram. As a young person, we had dreamed of this day 45 years ago here in Ayodhya and it came true today. No greater human wish can be fulfilled than this. This is a miracle of the god and the victory of Dharma,” said the Essel Group chairman.
'Lord Ram symbol of justice, virtue'
Earlier, Dr Chandra visited the Ram Ki Pauri in temple town Ayodhya on Thursday and expressed his happiness after witnessing the progress of the iconic Ram temple. Dr. Hailing the Ram Mandir 'Pran Pratishtha' as a joyous occasion for the entire country, Chandra described Lord Ram as 'a symbol of justice and righteousness' and urged the people to learn lessons from His ideals and virtues.
When asked how he felt when he was invited as a guest for the Ram Mandir 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony, the Essel Group chairman expressed his joy and excitement about the January 22 event.
Dr. Subhash Chandra, 73, the media baron credited with being one of the forces that revolutionized India's broadcasting industry, recounted how he first came to Ayodhya as a young man 45 years ago and how he hated the temple at the birthplace of Lord Ram, had been razed to the ground by a foreign invader and a mosque was built on its site.
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“I felt pain in my heart when I came to Ayodhya 45 years ago during my childhood and saw the temple in Lord Ram's birthplace destroyed by a foreign invader. Indian Muslims must understand that a foreign invader demolished the Ram Mandir before building a mosque on the very same spot,” Dr Chandra said.
Ram Mandir 'Pran Pratishtha'
Ayodhya is gearing up to host the grand consecration ceremony at the Ram Temple in January. The 'Pran Pratishtha' rituals will be performed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will unveil the Ram Lalla idol to the world.
Elaborate security actions and arrangements have also been made in the temple town ahead of the ceremony.
The entire temple town is soaked in religious fervor and the streets are filled with songs like 'Ram Aayenge' and 'Awadh Mein Ram Aayen Hain' as devotees eagerly await the 'Pran Pratishtha' at the Ram temple tomorrow.