Inside Ayodhya Ram Temple: PM Modi Performs Ritual For 'Pran Pratishtha'- See Pics

Ayodhya witnessed grand celebration as PM Modi performed the rituals of Ram Lalla's pran pratishtha.

People attending Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha ceremony are showered with flower petals from helicopter.

PM Modi said that Lord Ram has arrived today after the "wait, patience and sacrifices of centuries".

Calling it a "beginning of a new era", PM Narendra Modi said that "Ram Lalla won't live in a tent anymore". 

PM Modi said that people will remember this date and moment even after thousands of years. "This moment, this environment, this time is a blessing from Lord Ram to us."

PM Modi apologised to Lord Ram, saying, ''Something was lacking in our love and penance due to which this work (construction of Ram temple) was not done for so many years. However, that gap has been bridged today and I am confident that Lord Ram will forgive us."