"Yagna is being done with a wish to bring back PoK...," Swami Rambhadracharya

"On Ram temple 'Pran Pratishtha', I have the same reaction as the people of Ayodhya when Lord Ram returned after 14 years of exile. There is no limit to my happiness today...A 'yagna' has been done since yesterday with the wish to bring back Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir," Rambhadracharya told ANI on Monday.

He further said that we are doing 1008 Yagna in the Yagyashala so that we get Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. 1008 Kund Hanuman Mahayagya going on and this is the first selfless Yagna after Treta Yug.

"I have full faith in Hanuman ji. When Hanuman ji can bring back Sita ji, he can also bring back our land," he added.

He further said that Pran Pratishtha is as per the Shastras as 'Garbha Griha' has been completed.

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Earlier on January 13, Acharya Ramchandra Das, successor of Jagadguru Rambhadracharya, said that a grand Amrit Mahotsav programme has been organised in Ayodhya where 1008 'Mahakunds' have been made in which more than 40 thousand saints will sit together and chant mantras.

"Preparations for the Pran Pratistha ceremony to be held in Ayodhya are being made at a rapid pace. In such a situation, the Amrit Mahotsav programme has been organised in the Cantonment area of Ayodhya. All arrangements have been made to make this programme grand. 1008 Mahakunds have been made, in which more than 40 thousand saints will sit together and chant mantras. This programme will run for nine days. The purpose of this programme is to welcome Lord Ram the same way, he came to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile. We are welcoming them," he said.

Preparations are underway in full swing for the event, which is expected to be attended by thousands of dignitaries and people from all sections of society.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple on January 22.

The formal procedures of pre-Praan Pratishtha sacraments will start on January 16 and continue till January 21.Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Rama, holds great spiritual, historical and cultural significance for the people of India. (ANI)