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{{Main|Consecration of the Ram Mandir}}
[[File:Ayodhya Ram Mandir Inauguration Day Picture.jpg|right|400px|thumb|A view of the Ram Mandir on the day of consecration in January 2024]]
The ''[[prana pratishtha]]'' (i.e. consecration ceremony) of the deity in the ''[[garbhagriha]]'' (sanctum sanctorum) of the Ram Mandir occurred on 22 January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Livemint|date=2024-01-20|title=Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Date, aarti timings, darshan, and other details here|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ayodhya-ram-mandir-pran-pratishtha-date-aarti-timings-darshan-and-other-details-here-11705713816603.html|access-date=2024-01-24|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> The consecration ceremony included recitation of sacred hymns and mantras to invite the deity into the idol, which was henceforth considered as the resident deity ''Balak Ram'', after the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |title='Dream, Luckiest Person': Ram Lalla Sculptor Arun Yogiraj after 'Pran Pratishtha' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/arun-yogiraj-ram-lalla-idol-sculptor-luckiest-person-earth-ram-mandir-pran-pratishtha-ayodhya-2492006-2024-01-22 |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=India Today }}</ref>
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