Pran Pratishtha (प्राण प्रतिष्ठा) is a sacred ritual in Hinduism that involves the ceremonial consecration or installation of a deity's idol or murti in a temple or shrine. The term translates to "establishing life force" (प्राण = life force, प्रतिष्ठा = establishment). This ritual symbolises the invocation of divine energy or presence in the idol, transforming it from a mere physical object into a spiritually potent entity that can be worshipped.