The entire country is excitedly awaiting the start of the Ram Mandir’s Pran Pratishtha ceremony on Monday, January 22 in the U.P. state capital of Ayodhya. People are quite passionate about the temple’s consecration because a number of well-known national figures are anticipated to attend. Anil Kumble, the head coach and former cricket player for India, was also seen with his spouse in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, before to the event.
Upon arriving at the Lucknow Airport earlier today, the former leg spinner greeted everyone with a hearty “Namaste.” In addition to him, Venkatesh Prasad, a former fast bowler for India, is also in the holy city of Ayodhya and has provided views into the pre-event preparations. The 54-year-old shared pictures with his supporters and expressed his happiness at being present at a “once in a lifetime” event.
⚡ Veteran cricketer Anil Kumble arrives in Lucknow, ahead of the Ayodhya Ram Temple Pranpratishtha ceremony that will be held tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/jBP5R0Mjbk
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Prasad said, “Jai Shree Ram,” on Twitter. What a time. Everyone prepared to witness a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Among our most important days. The whole of Ayodhya and most of our country was throbbing with happiness. Shree Ramchandra ji ki Jai, Ayodhyapati.
Jai Shree Ram.
What a moment. All in readiness to witness an event of a lifetime. One of our most significant days.
Whole of Ayodhya and the majority of our nation pulsating with joy.
Ayodhyapati Shree Ramchandra ji ki Jai 🙏🏼🌸 pic.twitter.com/EMqGzAxPbG— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) January 21, 2024
In the meantime, a number of other cricket players, including the great Indian players Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly, and Gautam Gambhir, have also been invited to the Pran Pratishtha event in addition to Kumble and Prasad.
Virat Kohli is probably going to the Ayodhya event.
In addition to them, current Indian players Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, and Ravichandran Ashwin have been invited. The invitation to the revered occasion has also been sent to Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the Indian women’s cricket team.
Star batsman Virat Kohli of the Indian men’s cricket team is anticipated to attend the event; he has apparently been given permission by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). It is anticipated that Kohli, who is now in Hyderabad getting ready for the forthcoming five-match Test series against England, will take a flight to Ayodhya on January 23 and return on January 23 to play in the Test series, which starts on January 25.