PM Modi Ram Mandir Speech Highlights: ‘Our Ram has arrived’ says PM after completion of Ram Temple consecration ceremony

“The sunrise of January 22 has brought a wonderful glow. January 22, 2024, is not a date written on the calendar. It is the origin of a new time cycle,” Modi added.

The ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony, or the act of ‘giving life’ to an idol, transform it into a deity, giving it the capacity to accept prayers and grant boons. At least 8,000 invitees, including dignitaries, celebrities and industrialists, took part in the event.

“Our Ram has arrived today after the wait, patience, and sacrifices of centuries,” said PM Modi.

“January 22, 2024 is not merely a date but marks the advent of a new era. Even after thousands of years, people will remember this date, and moment. It’s Ram’s supreme blessings that we are witnessing it,” he said.

The Prime Minister also thanked the Supreme Court of India for “doing justice” and said that the temple was built in accordance with the law. “

“Today, I also apologise to Lord Shri Ram. There must be something lacking in our effort, sacrifice and penance that we could not do this work for so many centuries. Today the work has been completed. I believe that Lord Ram will forgive us today…” he stated further.

Speaking about the 11-day special ritual that he had taken up ahead of the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ rituals, the PM said that he tried to visit the places where Lord Ram had set foot.

“Over the last 11 days, I have had the opportunity to listen to Ramayana in different languages and in different states. Defining Lord Ram, saints have said that Lord Ram resides in everyone. People of every era have lived Lord Ram. People of every era have expressed Lord Ram in their languages,” he said.

“Ram temple’s construction reflection of Indian society’s maturity and it’s an occasion of not merely triumph but humility too,” he said.