Ram Lalla Idol’s Face Revealed Ahead Of Ram Mandir’s ‘Pran Pratishtha’ Ceremony On Jan 22

The Ram Lalla idol’s face, which was installed inside the sanctum sanctorum of the iconic temple in Ayodhya, was apparently revealed on Friday, days before the Pran Pratishtha ceremony on Monday. The 51-inch idol carved out in black stone, the image of which is circulating on social media, shows Lord Ram as a five-year-old child in a standing posture holding a bow and arrow, also, adorned with other religious symbols like Om, Chakra, Gada, and Swastik. The ceremony will be performed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

On Thursday afternoon, the Ram Lalla idol was placed in the sanctum sanctorum, Arun Dixit, a priest associated with the consecration ceremony, said. This was done amid the chanting of prayers, according to the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, the body that has been overseeing the construction of the temple.

Trustee of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Udupi Pejawar mutt Sri Vishwaprasanna Teertha said the idol will be installed in the temple at the ‘Abhijith Muhurta’ in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22. He added that only guests will be allowed into the temple on the inaugural day due to security reasons. After the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony at the Ram Temple on January 22, the temple is expected to be opened to the public the next day.