'Muhurat' In Which PM Modi Will Perform Ram Lalla's Pran Pratishtha Ceremony Will Last 84 Seconds

The 84 seconds are considered the most auspicious of the 48-minute 'Abhijeet muhurat', which occurs once a day.

Ram Mandir pran pratishtha will be conducted around 12:30 pm. ( Image Source :PTI )

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in the pran pratistha ceremony for the Ram Lalla idol around 12:30 pm got 84 seconds. These 84 seconds are considered the most auspicious of the 48-minute 'Abhijeet muhurat', which occurs once a day. The Abhijeet muhurat on January 22 will start at 12.16  pm and terminate at 12.59 pm. The ritual will take place in this timeframe when the Sun reaches its height during the Abhijeet muhurat.

While the pran pratistha ritual will begin 10 minutes before, at 12.20 pm, and may last until 12.40 pm to 1 pm, religious leaders say the real pran pratistha must be performed inside those 84 seconds. A combination of 12 yogas is being formed on the auspicious muhurat of Ramlalla's consecration ceremony on Monday.

During this period, Sanjivani Yoga is being formed by liberation from Mesha Lagna (Aries), Scorpio Navamsha, Muhurat, Mrigashirsha Nakshatra, Aindra Yoga, Ananda Yoga, Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga, Amrit Siddhi Yoga, and Panch Ban.

Abhijeet muhurat is the eighth muhurat of the day, falling between dawn and dusk. It stays for 48 minutes. The pran pratistha ceremony will be conducted in the abhijeet muhurat.

The date and muhurat were chosen because, according to Hindu scriptures, Lord Ram was born during the abhijeet muhurat, which coincides with Mrigashira Nakshatra, Amrit Siddhi Yoga, and Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga.

When the timing was picked, Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid stated that it is generally known that Lord Ram was born around noon, when the Sun was at its height. January 22nd was chosen because it is the 12th day (Dwadashi) of Paush (the tenth month of the Hindu calendar) Shukla.  

Speaking with news agency PTI, Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid stated: "The auspicious time for the consecration is on 22nd January 2024 at noon, during the 'Abhijeet Muhurat', when the sun is at its peak intensity."

VIDEO | "The auspicious time for the consecration is on 22nd January 2024 at noon, during the 'Abhijeet Muhurat', when the sun is at its peak intensity," says Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid on the 84-second auspicious time for the consecration of the Ram Temple. pic.twitter.com/JrIMNBIRZU

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Pre-consecration procedures for the pran pratishtha ceremony began a week earlier, on January 16. PM Modi followed an 11-day satvic routine to participate in the consecration ceremony, during which he slept on the floor and ate only fruits and coconut water. PM Modi will participate in the rites leading up to the pran pratishtha on Monday.