Indians in the United States organised several events to celebrate the inauguration of the Ram Temple ahead of the Pran Pratishtha on January 22.

New Jersey: With just 7days left for the ‘Pran Pratishta’ ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Indians across the world have started celebrating the historic event in various ways. Indians in the United States organised a massive car rally in New Jersey’s Edison on Saturday. As many as 350 cars participated in the rally and videos of the event have gone viral on the internet. In the video shared by news agency ANI, people of the Hindu community can be seen holding flags inscribed with images of Lord Ram.

The participants of the rally also chanted ‘jai Shree Ram’ during the event.

Indians in United States’ Maryland celebrated the inauguration of the Ram Temple ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in a unique way. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), US chapter, organised Epic Tesla Musical light show that mesmerised the spectators.

#WATCH | Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) of America organised an Epic Tesla Musical Light show in Maryland ahead of the Ram Mandir ‘Pran Pratishtha’ in Ayodhya on January 22. pic.twitter.com/F5Sk5y51LG

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Over 150 Tesla cars participated in the light show. The EVs were parked strategically in the ‘Ram’ formation. Indian Americans from Washington, Virginia and Maryland beamed bright and colourful from Tesla bars. The light show was synchronised to the tunes of Jai Shri Ram.

In the video shared by ANI showed people from the Hindu community holding flags inscribed with images of Lord Ram and raising ‘Jai Shree Ram’ and ‘Ram Lakshman Janki, Jai Shri Hanuman Ki’ slogans. The evet was organised at Sri Bhakta Anjaneya Temple in Maryland. Interestingly, the temple is situated on a street named the ‘Ayodhya Way’.

Tesla’s vehicles have the unique feature to synchronised with other Tesla cars to put up light shows.
The Tesla light show organised by the Hindu community had 150 vehicles. All cars owned by the indian American community participated as they flashed and pulsed to the song of Jai shri Ram The light show is part of the celebration of the Rama Mandir opening in Ayodhya.

“The show featuring all the 150 cars was performed using a software loaded via a USB flash drive. Each light is programmed differently to represent the devotion and enthusiasm towards Sri Ram Bhagawan ahead of the Ayodhya Mandir inauguration,” Satvik Gudipati, a young programmer from Maryland, told ANI.

The billboards have also gone up in Texas, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, and Georgia, among other states. Additionally, Arizona and the State of Missouri are set to join this visual celebration starting Monday, January 15, according to the VHP, American chapter.

“The resounding message conveyed by these billboards is that Hindu Americans are elated and joyously participating in this once-in-a-lifetime event. Their emotions overflow as they eagerly await the auspicious day of the consecration ceremony,” Amitabh VW Mittal, general secretary, Hindu Parishad of America, told ANI.

“The Hindu community in New Jersey is brimming with joy, eagerly anticipating the upcoming Car Rally, Exhibition, Curtain Raiser, Billboards across New York New Jersey, and the grand celebration slated for the 21st night. The enthusiasm is palpable, with members from Mandirs across NJ eagerly looking forward to this once-in-a-generation event,” Teja A Shah, joint general secretary, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, America chapter, told ANI.