Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and party leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury have received invitation for the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22. According to sources, the invitation has been extended to Congress leaders by a delegation of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. However, senior Congress leaders are less likely to attend the function.

Sources said that invitations have also been sent to former Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda for the ceremony. The invitation has been given by a delegation of people associated with the Trust. Sources said invitations have been sent personally to Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Chaudhary. Invitations are also likely to be sent to other opposition leaders in the coming days.

The Trust says that for the consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir, invitation has been given to the revered saints as well as all the prominent persons who have contributed to the honor of the country in every field. According to the Trust, around 4,000 saints from different sects are likely to participate in the consecration ceremony. Every house of Ayodhya will be invited for Pran Pratistha. Sangh volunteers and VHP workers will contact every house and distribute the picture of revered Akshat and the idol of Ramlala. 500 teams are being formed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform the consecration of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on January 22. Regarding this, Indian Railways is busy in decorating the railway stations around Ramnagari. Before Pran Pratishtha, there is a plan to run 1,000 special trains from different places in the country. These trains will leave for Ayodhya from January 19. Devotees coming from different places of the country will be able to have darshan of Ramlala through trains. Railway Board Chairman and CEO Jaya Verma Sinha inspected Katra and Ramghat railway stations by Kaifiyat superfast train on Wednesday. He said that thousands of devotees from many places including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, Kolkata, Nagpur, Jammu, Punjab and Haryana will come for the proposed program of Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha. Strict instructions have been given to the officials to ensure that the devotees do not face any kind of trouble and to complete the development works before the scheduled time.

A large number of devotees are already reaching Ramnagari Ayodhya. According to the report, 50 thousand devotees are reaching Ayodhya every day from different parts of the country. After the inauguration of Ram Mandir, this number will increase two to three times. Therefore, various facilities are being developed for the devotees. Devotees are coming to Ayodhya from all over the country. In such a situation, for the convenience of the devotees, signs in different languages will be installed in Ramnagari. There will also be indicators in the southern languages Tamil, Telugu, English, Gujarati and Marathi. The routes leading to major temples are being marked.