Ahead of the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, a sculptor artist from Odisha, Saswat Ranjan, made a replica of Ayodhya's Ram temple using matchsticks in Puri.
The new 51-inch idol of Ram Lalla, sculpted by Mysuru-based sculptor Arun Yogiraj, was placed in the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple on Thursday.
The idol of 'Ram Lalla' was carved by Arun Yogiraj - a famed sculptor from Karnataka. The idol is 51 inches tall and weighs 1.5 tonnes. The idol portrays Lord Ram as a five-year-old child standing on a lotus also crafted from the same stone.
Vijetha said that during the process of crafting the Ram Lala idol, Arun Yogiraj, embraced a 'lifestyle akin to that of a sage', observing a six-month-long fast with a diet limited to 'satvik bhojan', fruits, and sprouts.
With less than a week to the grand enthronement of Shri Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, the family members of Arun Yogiraj, the Mysure sculptor who shaped the idol, chanted 'Ram Japa' at his residence on Tuesday.
Sculptor Arun Yogiraj's mother, Saraswathi, expressed her happiness over the selection of her son's Ram Lalla idol to be installed in Ayodhya during the "Pran Pratishtha" ceremony on January 22.
The sculptor behind the creation of the statue of Shri Ram Lalla, Arun Yogiraj from Mysore, displayed an unparalleled level of dedication by refraining from any communication with his family for months during the statue's construction, read an official statement from CMO.
With the country counting down to the grand 'Pran-Pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, the new statue of Ram Lalla sculpted by Karnataka sculptor Arun Yogiraj has been selected for installation at Ram Temple.
In an overwhelming moment for the family of sculptor Yogiraj Arun, the idol carved by him was finalised for consecration at the Ram Temple on January 22.
Heaping praise on Karnataka sculptor Yogiraj Arun, after his carving of Ram Lalla was selected for the 'Pran Pratishtha' at the grand temple in Ayodhya on January 22, the BJP's state chief Vijayendra Yediyurappa on Tuesday called it a 'matter of pride' for the state.