We’re barely a month away from the consecration and inauguration ceremonies of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir in Uttar Pradesh. On January 22, the consecration ceremony will see Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi place Lord Ram’s idol in the sanctum sanctorum, in the presence of priests and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Now, the two ceremonies are turning out to be star-studded affairs.

That’s not surprising given the current dispensation’s strong ties with many Hindi cinema stars. We hear Bollywood will attend the events in full force, with Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ayushmann Khurrana, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Tiger Shroff and Anupam Kher on the guest list. Filmmakers Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Rajkumar Hirani and Rohit Shetty too are expected to grace the event.