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Hundreds of devotees flocked to the Ayodhya Temple and celebrated their first Holi with Ram Lalla following the pran pratishtha ceremony that took place in January this year. Several pictures from the temple were posted by the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra on its official X page.

In the first picture, devotees are lining up to worship Lord Ram while the idol of Ram Lalla is garlanded with several garlands and dressed in a fuchsia-pink ensemble.

Image Credits: X/@ShriRamTeerth

Another picture displays worshippers reciting and singing prayers.

Image Credits: X/@ShriRamTeerth

Sharing the pictures, the trust said “The Lord and his devotees on the first Holi after the pran pratishtha of Ram Lalla."

Chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das of the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple expressed immense happiness, saying that this year's Holi will be spectacular in its own unique manner, just as the devotees gathered following Lord Ram's pran pratishtha.

"This year, Holi is being celebrated in a grand manner in reverence to Lord Ram. Just as Lord Ram took form in Ayodhya, this year, after the pran pratishtha ceremony, the way devotees flocked here for his darshan, creating a wonderful atmosphere, is truly remarkable. Just as the divine play of Lord Ram's devotees unfolded after his pran pratishtha, similarly, this year's Holi will be wonderful in its own way," Acharya Satyendra Das said.

A group from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI) has reportedly made a special gulal for Ram Lalla's first Holi, according to news agency PTI. Kachnar flowers have been used to make this skin-friendly gulal.

According to an official, Ram Lalla is also offered with a different kind of herbal gulal. The official said, “The scientists have prepared another herbal gulal from the flowers offered at Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur and are available in lavender and sandalwood fragrances.”

On January 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a grand ceremony to consecrate the Ram Lalla idol. The 51-inch idol was created with special black granite brought from Karnataka.