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[Saba Sports News] Recently, Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and his wife, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, were given an invitation to the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya at their Mumbai home. Photos of the couple with the invitation became popular online on January 16. Kohli had returned to Mumbai from Indore, where he played the second T20I against Afghanistan, to personally accept the invitation.
On January 17, Kohli was seen at Bengaluru’s M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, preparing for the final T20I of the series, and interacting with wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant.
The Pran Pratishtha ceremony, a significant Hindu ritual for consecrating idols in temples, is attracting various distinguished Indian personalities, including cricketers MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar, and prominent figures from different sectors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, and business magnates Mukesh Ambani and Ratan Tata are among those expected to attend the event on January 22.
The vedic rituals for the ceremony started a week in advance, on January 16, and the temple will open to the public from January 23.