Lucknow, June 4 -- The temple town of Ayodhya was decked up for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Darbar on Tuesday with all temples across the city and Ram Mandir decorated with flowers. This ceremony is part of the Ram Mandir's second Pran Pratishtha, and will conclude on June 5, coinciding with Ganga Dashahara. The main Prana Pratishtha of Ram Darbar and other deities will take place on June 5. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will preside over the ceremony. Along with Ram Darbar, Pran Pratishtha of idols in other temples will also take place on Thursday. The three-day grand celebrations for the ceremony began on Tuesday at 6.30 am with a two-hour Panchang Puja outside the Yajna Mandap. Following this, the Yajna Shala entry ceremony took place at 9 am. Nine Yajna Kundas and 16 priests have been appointed for performing vedic rituals in the Yajna Shala. Around 101 acharyas recited 1975 Vedic mantras during the ceremony.Subsequently, rituals such as Digarh Rakshan, Vastu Puja, Mandap Puja, Pradhan Puja, Agni Sthapan, and Grah Sthapan were performed for the next three hours.After these rituals, from 2 pm, various other ceremonies were conducted, including Yogini Puja, Kshetrapal Puja, Grahyagya, Havan for invoking deities, Karmakuti, and Jaladhivas.The Yajna Shala features nine Yajna Kundas, and eight priests were appointed for the Jaap, while another eight were assigned for different texts.Anil Mishra, member of Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust, is the host for three-day rituals. Elaborate security arrangements have been made in Ayodhya for three-day rituals, though there was no ban on routine darshan of Ram Lalla for devotees.The Ayodhya police have initiated a verification process for tenants and residents of unauthorised settlements due to the city's sensitive nature and security concerns. htc...