Ambani family donates Rs 2.51 crore to Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and family on Monday announced a donation of Rs 2.51 crore to the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, the official trust for construction and management of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.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.As he arrived for the consecration ceremony, Mukesh Ambani said January 22, 2024 will be celebrated as Diwali in the entire country. Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani also hailed the occasion as "historic"."Lord Ram is arriving today, January 22nd will be Ram Diwali for the entire country," said Mukesh Ambani.Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani said the day will be "written in the pages of history"."This day will be written in the pages of history, we are happy to be here," he added.Isha Ambani, who heads Reliance Retail, expressed her happiness to witness the event."Today is one of the most sacred days for us. I am overjoyed to be here," she said.While all members of the Mukesh Ambani family were present personally at Ayodhya to witness the event, Reliance was one of the first private organisations in India to declare a holiday to enable over four lakh employees to celebrate the occasion, according to News 18.The Mumbai residence of Ambani was lit up with artworks of ‘Jai Shree Ram’ on the eve of the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on 22 January. 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 TempleThe various temples at Reliance premises across the country celebrated the occasion with 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.Valued at Rs 1,800 crore, the entire structure has been financed by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which has collected over Rs 3,500 crore in donations from across India and abroad.With inputs from agencies