LUCKNOW, June 5 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will preside over the pran pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Darbar on the first floor of the Ram Mandir on Thursday, coinciding with his 53rd birthday. The ceremony will mark the culmination of a three-day religious ritual led by Vedic scholars and priests under the supervision of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.

At 11 am, the rituals will commence with Vedic chanting and havan. A key moment of the event will be the ceremonial 'uncovering of the eyes' of Lord Ram and Sita's idols by the chief minister, symbolising the completion of the pran pratishtha (consecration) process, the trust said.

The ceremony comes amid rapid transformation in Ayodhya, where development projects wo...