Chandigarh Residents Display Ayodhya Ram Temple Consecration Invitation Card. WATCH

Ramlala Pran Pratishtha: Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Trust has asked people, who are not invited, to avoid travelling to the city as the pilgrimage town is likely to witness an increased footfall.

Residents in Chandigarh showing Ayodhya Ram temple consecration invitation.

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Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha: The residents in Chandigarh showed invitation cards they received to attend the Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya that will take place with grand fervour on January 22. The week-long ceremony will begin on January 16 and invitations are being sent to people for the same. However, Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust has asked people, who are not invited, to avoid travelling to the city as the pilgrimage town is likely to witness an increased footfall for this one week.

They were seen collecting invitations and displaying them to the camera shouting Jai Shri Ram. Many renowned personalities from different areas  -- politics, actors, sportspersons, artists etc. will be gracing the event and the preparations for the same are underway.

VIDEO | Chandigarh residents display invitation card that they have received to attend the Ram Temple consecration ceremony in #Ayodhya on January 22.

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BJP workers in Kolkata also distributed invitations for the idol consecration ceremony

VIDEO | BJP workers in Kolkata distribute invitations for the idol consecration ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, scheduled to be held on January 22. pic.twitter.com/u23S4HFqOa

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The idol of 'Ram Lalla' carved by Karnataka’s renowned sculptor Arun Yogiraj has been finalised for installation in the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Monday. He said the idol has been finalised for Prana Pratishtapana (consecration) of Lord Rama and it has been carved by sculptor Yogiraj Arun.

"The selection of the idol for the Prana Pratishtapana of Lord Rama in Ayodhya has been finalized. The idol of Lord Rama, carved by renowned sculptor of our country Yogiraj Arun, will be installed in Ayodhya," posted Joshi on X, formerly Twitter in Kannada. 

Meanwhile, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday said "some people" have been seeking funds in the name of the Ayodhya Ram temple trust without any approval and a complaint has been made to Uttar Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the Union home ministry requesting for immediate action against them.

In a post on X, VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal also cautioned people against falling into the trap of people "trying to dupe" them in the name of the temple trust - Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra.

"Beware! Some people are trying to cheat people carrying fake ID of Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra," the VHP spokesperson Bansal said in in post on X.