Film stars and Bollywood celebrities, invited for the grand consecration ceremony at the newly-constructed Ram Temple in Ayodhya, have started arriving in the temple town on Monday. Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Randeep Hooda and were seen at the Mumbai and Chennai airport ahead of their flights to Ayodhya.
1. Amitabh Bachchan
#WATCH | Mumbai: Superstar Amitabh Bachchan leaves for Ayodhya.
Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ayodhya’s Ram Temple will take place today. pic.twitter.com/pOecsD92XQ
— ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2024
Dressed in a white kurta-pajama, megastar Amitabh Bachchan was spotted leaving for Ayodhya outside the Mumbai airport on Monday morning.
2. Rajnikanth and Dhanush
South superstars Rajnikanth and Dhanush flew out to Ayodhya a day before the grand opening. The actors were seem swarmed by fans as they reached Chennai airport for their flight to Ayodhya.
3. Anupam Kher and Randeep Hooda
Newlyweds Randeep Hooda and Lin Laishram greeted media outside the airport before flying to Ayodhya. The actor joined in on “Jai Shri Ram” chants with the paparazzi. On being asked about the inauguration, Mr Hooda said, “It’s a big day for India.”
“Kashmir Files” actor Anupam Kher also flew to Ayodhya on Sunday. The actor also posetd a video of himself inside the flight with a saffron Ram flag in his hand. “I have reached Ayodhya with all the Ram devotees. There was an atmosphere of great devotion in the plane. We are blessed. Our country is blessed! Jai Shri Ram!,” the actor said in a post on Instagram.
4. Vicky-Katrina and Ranbir-Alia
Bollywood couples Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal-Katrina Kaif and actor Madhuri Dixit with husband Shriram Nene were also spotted outside the Mumbai airport in traditional wear before they flew to Ayodhya. The couples, wearing sarees and kurta pajamas, greeted the paparazzi with folded hands.
5. Kangana Ranaut
“Queen” Actor Kangana Ranaut reached Ayodhya on Sunday and took part in a cleanliness drive at an Ayodhya temple. Dressed in a red and gold silk saree, the actor was seen sweeping the floors at the Hanuman Garhi Temple. “Ayodhya has been decorated like a bride. Bhajans and yagya are being organised at several places. It feels like we have reached ‘Dev Lok’…We cannot say anything about those who do not want to come…It feels really good to be in Ayodhya right now,” she told news agency ANI.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Actress Kangana Ranaut participates in cleanliness drive at Hanuman Garhi Temple in Ayodhya.
She is in Ayodhya to attend the Pran Pratishtha ceremony tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/LpElT3ROdf
— ANI (@ANI) January 21, 2024
