Ayodhya Ram Mandir: ‘Eyes of Ram Lalla can't be revealed before Pran Pratishtha,’ says Acharya Satyendra Das

Acharya Satyendra Das, chief priest of Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, said on Saturday that the unveiling of the eyes of Ram Lalla's idol will take place only after the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony.
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Ayodhya Ram Mandir: ‘Eyes of Ram Lalla can't be revealed before Pran Pratishtha,’ says Acharya Satyendra Das

AYODHYA RAM TEMPLE: Acharya Satyendra Das, chief priest of Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, said on Saturday that the unveiling of the eyes of Ram Lalla's idol will take place only after the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony.

Ayodhya Ram Mandir: ‘Eyes of Ram Lalla can't be revealed before Pran Pratishtha,’ says Acharya Satyendra Das

Scheduled on January 22, Sri Ram Lalla's 'Pran Pratistha' will be a momentous event. The idol sculpted by Arun Yogiraj was installed inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. During the placement ceremony on Thursday, the first photo of the idol, which was covered with a veil, was unveiled in the sanctum sanctorum. However, pictures of Ram Lalla's idol with 'naked' eyes have surfaced on the internet.

Speaking to ANI, Acharya Satyendra Das said, “The eyes of Lord Rama's idol cannot be revealed before the prana pratistha is completed. The idol where Lord Rama's eyes can be seen is not a real idol. If the eyes are visible then it should be investigated who revealed the eyes and how the images of the idol are going viral. "All procedures will be carried out as usual. However, Ram Lalla's eyes will not be revealed till 'Pran Pratistha'," he added.

Ayodhya Ram Mandir: ‘Eyes of Ram Lalla can't be revealed before Pran Pratishtha,’ says Acharya Satyendra Das
He also talked about the procedure for taking the tent idol of Shri Ram Lalla to the temple. "It will be installed in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, where the new idol will be installed. There is no auspicious time for this either. The auspicious time is predicted when something new is to be done. It is a process," he said. added Acharya Das further said, "The question is who will take the idol to the temple. Earlier, the Chief Minister took the idol from a tent to a temporarily built temple. CM Yogi himself can take the idol to the temple."

In 1992, following the demolition of the Babri Masjid by 'car sevaks', a makeshift idol of Sri Ram Lalla was installed in a tent at the site, where puja rituals began. The origin of Sri Ram Lalla's 'tent idol' can be traced back to 1949 when Hindu leaders allegedly placed the idol inside the Babri Masjid, asserting that God had manifested in the mosque. Along with this, the head priest of Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple also discussed the procedures of 'Anshasthan' organized by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate 'Pran Pratishtha' day. "One who performs 'Anushthan' has to lie on the ground, not tell lies, chant mantras like 'Gayatri Mantra', eat on one leaf and practice 'Brahmacharya'", he said. said

Earlier, Prime Minister Modi announced his intention to start a unique 11-day 'anushthan' (ritual) before the Prana Pratishtha ceremony at Ayodhya's Ram temple. Scheduled for January 22, the 'Pran Pratistha' of the new Ram Lalla idol will be officiated by Prime Minister Modi himself. Rituals will be overseen by a group of priests, with Lakshmi Kant leading the initiation ceremony.