Five divine days in Ayodhya — and the pulse of an entire civilisation made visible in a single moment. Author and political analyst Shantanu Gupta shares an eyewitness account of the Ram Lalla Prana Pratishtha on 22 January 2024, weaving together personal observations and the extraordinary global resonance of the event.

Gupta describes walking Ayodhya’s streets for five days before the consecration — the Ram Nagar Darshan, the transformation of what was once a neglected sacred site into a resplendent pilgrimage destination. He recounts the vivid imagery that circled the globe: Sri Ram displayed on the Times Square billboards and the Burj Khalifa, car rallies in America, celebrations from every corner of India. Yogi Adityanath’s cabinet meeting in Ayodhya weeks earlier, Gupta notes, echoed Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s decades-old prophecy that Ayodhya should become the centre of India’s governance.

The session includes first-hand testimonies from viewers across India — communities decorating their localities, bhandare, jhankiyan, and the spontaneous outpouring of millions who had never visited Ayodhya before but felt, on that day, that something civilisational had been restored.

About the Speaker:
Shantanu Gupta, founder of Yuva Foundation, champions youth empowerment through policy and social awareness. He has worked with UNICEF, Center for Civil Society, and led education efforts with Naandi Foundation. An international consultant and speaker, he advocates economic reforms and partnered with the MUDRA e-Rickshaw initiative endorsed by PM Modi.