Ram Mandir opening: Power, prestige, & prayer - A-listers, icons, leaders all descend on Ayodhya
The impending consecration ceremony is set to mark a momentous occasion in the nation’s history, drawing the participation of distinguished individuals from diverse fields. The guest list for this notable event comprises prominent figures such as industrialists Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, and Ratan Tata, cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, along with Bollywood icons like Amitabh Bachchan.
Political leaders
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the ‘pran prathistha’ ceremony, bringing together political figures including President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and BJP stalwarts Murli Manohar Joshi and KL Advani. Invitations were extended to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Sonia Gandhi, but regrettably, they declined the invitations.
Industrial Icons
Prominent business magnates such as Mukesh Ambani, Ratan N Tata, Gautam Adani, Anil Agarwal, Azim Premji, Nusli Wadia, Sudhir Mehta, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Ajay Piramal, Anand Mahindra, Ajay Shriram, Nandan Nilekani, and Adar Poonawala have received invitations for the event. In addition, leaders from diverse sectors including L&T, Infosys, Byju’s, LIC, SBI, and Serum Institute of India are also present.
Sports icons
Cricketing icons such as Sachin Tendulkar, Viswanathan Anand, PT Usha, Bhaichung Bhutia, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, Anil Kumble, Virendra Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Ravindra Jadeja, and Rohit Sharma received extended invitations for the event. The distinguished list of sports personalities also includes weightlifter Karnam Malleswari, footballer Kalyan Chaube, long-distance runner Kavita Raut Tungar, and paralympic javelin thrower Devendra Jhanjadia.
Bollywood & Tollywood icons
An impressive lineup of Bollywood and Tollywood celebrities have graced the event, featuring luminaries such as Amitabh Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut, Madhuri Dixit, Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, BJP MPs Hema Malini and Sunny Deol, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Chiranjeevi, Prabhas, Dhanush, and Mohanlal. Additionally, TV series icons Arun Govil and Deepika Chikhalia, renowned for their portrayals of Ram and Sita in “Ramayan,” are also included in the list of attendees.
Directors & Artists
Esteemed directors Madhur Bhandarkar and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, along with accomplished singers like Shreya Ghoshal, Kailash Kher, Shankar Mahadevan, Anup Jalota, Sonu Nigam, and Anuradha Paudwal, are included in the list of cultural invitees of the event. Regional artists including Jahnu Barua, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Manju Borah, and Malcha Goswami, as well as poets Manoj Muntashir and Prasoon Joshi, are also a part of the distinguished gathering for the occasion.
International icons
International guests were also invited to attend the event, including Dr. Bharat Barai, a US-based oncologist, Dr. Abhay Asthana from Nokia Bell Labs, Norway MP Himanshu Gulati, and the revered Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
