Virat Kohli invited for 'Pran Pratistha' ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

Listen to Story India superstar batter Virat Kohli and wife Anushka Sharma have been invited for the ‘Pran Pratistha’ ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22. Kohli became the latest cricketer to be invited for the ceremony. Former players like Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni have also been invited for the ceremony.

On January 13, Tendulkar received the invitation at his residence in Mumbai, while . As Ayodhya gears up for the landmark ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all 'Ram Devotees' to not flock to the city on the day of consecration, saying the public can visit the temple once the formal program is finished on January 22.

This momentous occasion, the 'Pran Pratishtha' of Ram Lalla's idol at the grand temple, will be presided over by PM Modi. The ceremonial enthronement of Ram Lalla at the shrine's sanctum sanctorum is set to take place in Ayodhya. Kohli made a return to the shortest format of the game after a gap of over 14 months when India took on Afghnistan in a three match T20I series.

The superstar batter missed the opening match of the series for personal reasons but returned to the starting XI for the second T20I in Indore. He scored 29 runs off 16 deliveries as India beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets to take an unassailable 2 0 lead in the series..