It appears that Akshay Kumar may not be able to attend the inauguration of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir. Akshay and Tiger Shroff joined together to extend their wishes to fans on the auspicious occasion of the Ram Mandir inauguration. 

The actors, who seemed to be on the film set, expressed their happiness about the opening of the temple. The Pran Pratishtha ceremony is scheduled to take place on Monday, January 22, in Ayodhya. Prior to the grand ceremony, Akshay posted a video with Tiger where they shared their thoughts on the inauguration.

In the video, Akshay is seen saying, “Hum dono ki taraf se sabko, ‘Jai Shri Ram’. Today is a very, very big day for worshippers of Lord Ram. After several centuries of wait, Lord Ram is returning to his house in Ayodhya.” While, Tiger says, “We’ve heard so much about this since our childhood but to witness this today, it is a great deal. And we are waiting for that moment when we will light up the lamp and celebrate Shri Ram.”

Sharing the video on social media, Akshay wrote in Hindi, “Shri Ram ki Pran Pratishtha ke pawan din par aap sab ko anek subhkamanaye. Jai Shri Ram.”

Numerous Bollywood celebrities such as Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Katrina Kaif, Rajinikanth, Anupam Kher, and others have arrived in Ayodhya for the event. Telugu actors Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan have also reached the location. Additionally, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth also made an appearance in Ayodhya during the weekend.

Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar has been occupied with his upcoming movie, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. The movie features Akshay and Tiger Shroff as the main characters, with Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran taking on a significant role.

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Addressing the large gathering after the ‘pran pratistha’ rituals at the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, “Our Ram has finally arrived.”

“I have come before you are witnessing the divine consciousness in the temple’s sanctum sanctorum. There’s so much to say but, but there’s a lump in my throat. After unprecedented patience, innumerable sacrifices and penance, our Lord Ram has arrived. I congratulate the country on this occasion,” the Prime Minister said. 

Ram Lalla, he said, will “no longer live in a tent”. Saying that this moment of consecration is a blessing from Lord Ram, he said January 22 is “not a date on a calendar, but the dawn of a new era”. 

Equating the consecration ceremony with breaking free of a mindset of slavery, he said it is a blessing that we are alive to witness this historic event. “Even after thousands of years, people will remember this date, moment. It is Ram’s supreme blessings that we are witnessing it,” he said. He also sought forgiveness from the deity and said there must have been some lapse because of which it took so long to reach this point.

Saying that “Ram’s existence was questioned”, the Prime Minister said, “In India’s Constitution, in its first page, there’s Lord Ram. I thank the Supreme Court for maintaining the dignity of law.”

Some people, he said, had warned that the construction of the Ram Temple will light a fire. “Such people could not understand the purity of India’s social consciousness. The construction of this temple of Ram Lalla is also a symbol of the Indian society’s peace, patience and mutual harmony. We can see this has not given birth to a fire, but an energy,” he said.

“Ram is not a fire, he is an energy. Ram is not a dispute, he is a solution. Ram is not just ours, he is everyone’s,” the Prime Minister said, adding, “Today, we did not just see the pran pratishtha of Ram Lalla’s idol, but also the pran pratishtha of the unbreakable unity of India.” 

Laying down a vision for the country’s development in the future, the Prime Minister said, “Ram’s temple has been built. Now what? Every citizen’s consciousness should extend from dev (god) to desh (country) and from Ram to rashtra (nation).”  

The makers of Park Min-young, Na In-woo, Lee Yi-kyung and Song Ha-yoon starrer Marry My Husband have shared some pictures from the latest episode. Adapted from the popular web novel of the same name, Marry My Husband narrates the tale of revenge involving Kang Ji-won, who is grappling with a terminal illness. She becomes a witness to the extramarital affair between her best friend, Jung Soo-min and her husband, Park Min-hwan, ultimately leading to her friend’s murder at the hands of her unfaithful spouse.

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In the last episode, we saw Kang Ji-won successfully retaining her project proposal that was stolen by her boss. The show also ended with Yoo Ji-hyuk and Kang Ji-won indirectly revealing their secret of time-travelling through BTS’ songs No More Dream, Spring Day and Dynamite.

In the midst of this scenario, the recently unveiled images depict Kang Ji-won, Yoo Ji-hyuk, and the U&K Food Marketing Team 1 engaged in a workshop. Kang Ji-won radiates a cheerful smile in the company of her colleagues, and her camaraderie with Assistant Manager Yang Joo-ran (Gong Min-jung) seems to remain as strong as ever. Notably, Manager Kim Kyung-wook (Kim Joong-hee), who had appropriated Kang Ji Won’s meal kit proposal, is conspicuously absent in the stills.

The images further show Park Min-hwa and Jung Soo-min’s secret meeting. The creators also provided a sneak peek, revealing Yoo Ji-hyuk unveiling a mysterious blue heart-shaped mark on his collarbone, a symbol of time-travelling. He shares this enigmatic mark with Kang Ji-won, reminiscent of the Korean won and identical to the heart mark bestowed upon Ji-won by her father.

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