PM Narendra Modi has undertaken a 11-day anushthan ahead of the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony at Ayodhya's Ram temple. Anushthan involves following certain traditions such as sattvic diet. Chhāndogya Upaniṣhad explains the importance of consuming sattvic meals, as it is believed that the intake of such foods contributes to purification of the mind and integrates into our state of pure consciousness.