Ambani Family Donates Rs 2.51 Crore to Ayodhya's Ram Temple Trust on Pran Pratishtha Day

The Ambani family, which attended the Ram Lalla pran pratishtha at Ayodhya on Monday, made a donation of Rs 2.51 crore to the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.

Reliance Industries Chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani reached Ayodhya with his wife Nita Ambani, sons Akash, with his wife Shloka, and Anant with his would-be wife Radhika Merchant, daughter Isha Ambani and her husband Anand Piramal.

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Earlier in the day, as he arrived on the temple premises, Mukesh Ambani said, “January 22, the day the Ram Lalla idol is consecrated at the grand Ram Mandir in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya, will be celebrated as Diwali in the entire country.”

Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani hailed the occasion as “historic”.

Reliance Jio Infocomm chairman Akash Ambani said the day will be “written in the pages of history”.

Isha Ambani, who heads Reliance Retail, said, “Today is one of the most sacred days for us. I am overjoyed to be here.”

The Ambani residence in Mumbai was lit up with artworks of ‘Jai Shree Ram’ on the eve of the Pran Pratishtha.

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A video of Antilia, the most expensive house in the world, showed the complex decorated with lights and depictions of diyas and chants hailing Lord Ram.

A huge ‘bhandara’ or ‘Anna Seva’ was also organised by Reliance to celebrate the opening of the Ram Temple.

Reliance was one of the first private organisations in India to declare a holiday for over four lakh employees to celebrate the occasion.

The various temples on Reliance premises across the country celebrated the occasion with a special puja on Monday. These included temples at Reliance facilities in Mumbai, Jamnagar, Dahej, Nagothane, Hazira, Silvassa, Halol, Hoshiarpur, Nagpur, Shahdol, Kakinada and various other locations. In addition, Reliance Jio and Reliance Retail activated several special services for the benefit of Ram bhakts, devotees and pilgrims.

Jio – the group’s telecom arm – upgraded its True4G and Standalone 5G networks in Ayodhya and set up additional towers across the city for enhanced and seamless network.

The Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony was telecast live with real-time updates on JioTV, JioTV+ and JioNews in collaboration with Doordarshan.

JioTV provided customers with comprehensive details about the ceremony, including rituals, traditions, and cultural significance. Also, JioTV and JioNews featured expert comments and analysis, offering viewers unique insights into the cultural and historical significance of the Ram Mandir Pran Pratistha.