Amitabh Bachchan posts picture with Ram Lalla idol; Rajinikanth greets PM Modi, promises to visit Ayodhya Ram Mandir every year. Watch

With the completion of the ceremony, which was attended by a host of Bollywood celebrities, the new 51-inch idol of the child Ram will henceforth be referred to as 'Balak Ram' of Ayodhya.

Amitabh Bachchan posted his picture from Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

It was a day when the stars sought blessings of the gods. With folded hands and a tilak on his forehead, megastar Amitabh Bachchan posted a picture of himself from the new Ayodhya Ram Mandir.

Amitabh Bachchan, along with his actor son Abhishek Bachchan, on Monday attended the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony. After the Pran Pratishtha ceremony, Amitabh Bachchan shared a picture of his from the temple, where the idol of Ram Lalla was in the background. He captioned the picture, “Jai Siya Ram”.

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With the completion of the ceremony, the new 51-inch idol of the child Ram will henceforth be referred to as “Balak Ram” of Ayodhya, said those associated with the consecration ceremony. The old idol of Ram Lalla has been placed in front of the new idol inside the sanctum sanctorum.

In his blog, Amitabh Bachchan described the moment as a day “filled with the relevance of divine spirit.” He wrote, “Back from the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ayodhya… the glory the celebration and the belief of faith .. Immersed in the reckoning of the TEMPLE at shri Ram’s birth not much can be said beyond this .. for faith does not possess description…”

The official Instagram handle of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath also shared images with Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan and wrote, “सबको राम-राम! आप सभी पर प्रभु श्री राम की कृपा बनी रहे।”

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Rajinikanth, who also attended the ceremony, said it was a “historic” event and told ANI that he was fortunate to witness the moment. “I will definitely come to Ayodhya every year,” he added.

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At the ceremony, cameras caught a moment when Rajinikanth greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The video clips showed PM Modi greeting those present at Ram Mandir with folded hands. When he came near Rajinikanth, PM Modi seemingly gestured to ask if the megastar was doing well, to which he responded with his hands that he was fine.

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Several Bollywood celebrities were present for the big day, including Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, Madhuri Dixit, Ayushmann Khurrana, Vivek Oberoi, Jackie Shroff, Sonu Nigam, Shankar Mahadevan, Kangana Ranaut and Hema Malini among others.

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