New Delhi: The day of January 22, 2024, will go down as one of the golden days in India’s history, as it was the day when, after 500 years of constant struggle, the temple dedicated to Lord Rama finally came to life in the city of Ayodhya, i.e., Lord Rama’s birthplace.
The entire inauguration event of the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple was of 6 days, which began on January 17 and concluded on January 22, with the ceremony of Pran Pratishtha.
Notable big celebrities and sportspersons like Mukesh Ambani, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajnikanth, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and many more were formally invited to the event.
So Virat Kohli travelled back to Mumbai only to receive the invite for Pran Pratishtha at Ram Mandir, Ayodhya ? 🫡 pic.twitter.com/uV84vcHC4N
— GAUTAM (@indiantweetrian) January 16, 2024
While most of the people who received the invite were present at the event, but still there were some big names, who decided to keep themselves away despite getting the invite including, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma.
Fans in Ayodhya were eagerly waiting for their cricketing idols’ arrival, but to everyone’s dismay, these players decided not to attend the event.
Interestingly, in Virat Kohli’s absence, all the attention directed towards him shifted towards his lookalike, who was present in Ayodhya at that time, as the video of people gathering around him went viral on the internet.
Check out the video below:
This is what happened to duplicate Virat Kohli in Ayodhya. pic.twitter.com/LdHJhQzKqX
— Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) January 22, 2024
The Kohli lookalike can be seen donning the blue Indian jersey in the video and is visibly happy with all the attention he is receiving from his idol’s fans.
Netizens react
As soon as the video made its way to the internet, the social media platform X (Formerly known as Twitter), was filled with replies and netizens’ take on the event.
Check out their reactions below:
Duplicate Virat Kohli at Ayodhya.
– People going crazy after seeing Duplicate Virat Kohli. [Piyush Rai]pic.twitter.com/eJeWkr5TBJ
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 22, 2024
Virat Kohli nahi aaya Ram Mandir to logo’n ne uske duplicate se hi kaam chala liya.. 🙏🏽pic.twitter.com/UObbILnn1r
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) January 23, 2024
World Cup winner Pat Cummins ko dekhne ke liye 4 log nhi aaye
Aur yaha duplicate Virat Kohli ko dekhne ke liye 😭🤣pic.twitter.com/2Drx8Tbdr1— Desi Bhayo (@desi_bhayo88) January 23, 2024
The people gathering and clicking selfie with Virat Kohli’s duplicate in Ayodhya today.
– Imagine if King Kohli was in Ayodhya today, He is people’s favourite! 🐐pic.twitter.com/dqk7VAodh6
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) January 22, 2024
Duplicate Virat Kohli gathered more audience than Bollywood celebrities. 🌚pic.twitter.com/FujNbNvm1Q
— ShaCasm (@MehdiShadan) January 23, 2024
No way even duplicate Virat kohli has more craze than real Rohit sharma 😭pic.twitter.com/G11Bz3IDBb
— ANSH. (@KohliPeak) January 22, 2024
The craze for the duplicate Virat Kohli is unreal; now, just imagine the real Virat. 😅
— Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952_) January 22, 2024
Duplicate Virat Kohli at Ram Mandir #Ayodha pic.twitter.com/CIt68IMBCW
— Shiraz Hassan (@ShirazHassan) January 23, 2024
This is what happened to duplicate Virat Kohli in Ayodhya.
— The Unrealistic Guy (@Guy_Unrealistic) January 22, 2024
