Union minister Pralhad Joshi announced on Monday that the statue carved by renowned Karnataka sculptor Arun Yogiraj will adoring the magnificent Ram temple, days after the idol of Lord Ram Lalla for "Pran Pratishtha" (consecration) was finalized by the temple trust in Ayodhya.
The idol chosen for Lord Rama's Prana Pratishtapana in Ayodhya has been decided upon, Joshi announced on social media on X. Ayodhya will host the installation of the Lord Rama idol, which was created by national sculptor Yogiraj Arun. A picture of Yogiraj posing next to the Lord Ram idol was also released by the minister. On January 22, the Ram Temple's main consecration ceremony will take place.
On social media, the former chief minister of Karnataka, B S Yediyurappa, also expressed happiness, praising the sculptor Arun Yogiraj and expressing satisfaction in the choice of Lord Ram's idol to be installed in Ram Mandir. Also, one of the primary figures in the decision-making process was Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra's secretary, Champat Rai. Rai had previously declared that a 51-inch-tall idol of Lord Ram, representing a five-year-old Ram Lalla, would be selected from three designs, stressing the importance of the idol's divineness and innocent aspect.
