consecration

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Leading up to the temple’s consecration, public spaces around India were thrumming with excitement.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024

"Many generations had looked forward to this moment," he said in a message earlier this month, adding that he would be "representing all of India's 140 million people" at the consecration ceremony.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2024

Modi will be in attendance, alongside several Hindu priests, for the consecration ceremony in which a statue of Ram is to be placed in the temple’s inner sanctum.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024

Unlike earlier consecration oils, no ambergris — a product of whale intestine — was used, making the oil “vegan-friendly” according to media reports.

From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 2023

The Cairo airport was where scores of Hajj groups were becoming Muhrim, pilgrims, upon entering the state of Ihram, the assumption of a spiritual and physical state of consecration.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey