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Ayodhya. The idol of Ramlala (Ramnagari.) that will be consecrated in the original sanctum sanctorum of the Ram temple in Ayodhya will be of black colour. Members of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust held secret voting on Friday for the selection of the idol. Its result will be made public between January 5 and 10, but sources said, the idol of Ram Lalla which was liked by most of the members of the trust, has been made by Arun Yogiraj from Shyam Shila of Karnataka.
Three statues of Ramlala have been made
The decision of voting has been reserved with the Trust President Mahant Nritya Gopal Das. Three statues of Ramlala have been made. Apart from Arun Yogiraj, these statues have been created by Ganesh Bhatt and Satyanarayan Pandey. The height of all three statues is 51-51 inches, they will be installed on an eight feet high base.
Earlier it was decided that out of the three idols to be made, only one would be installed in the sanctum sanctorum and the remaining two would be given to the interested devotees, but later it was decided that all three would be installed separately in the temple. On Friday, the members of the Trust first carefully observed all three statues and then expressed their views about the statue of their choice through secret voting.
Arun Yogiraj’s statue is expected to be selected
The Trust had selected the three artists for the creation of the statue after screening at several levels. The priority of the Trust was the statue expressing the innocent freshness of a five-year-old boy with the greatness of being the center of profound faith and all three statues have been built on this same sentiment. Arun Yogiraj, whose statue is expected to be selected, is the son of the famous sculptor Yogiraj Shilpi, resident of Mysore, Karnataka. His father was also known for beautifying the palaces of the Wadiyar family.
The constructed statue can be of the choice of the trust members.
The 30 feet high statue of Subhash Chandra Bose behind India Gate in Delhi is being built by Arun Yogiraj in 2022 as per the wish of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As soon as Arun Yogiraj’s name came up for the construction of the statue in the middle of this year, there was a possibility that the statue built by him could be the choice of the members of the trust. Ganesh Bhatt is also a representative sculptor of Karnataka’s style and he has also created the statue from Shyam Shila found in Mysore, while Satyanarayan Pandey of Rajasthan has molded Ramlala in marble. Satyanarayan is considered an expert in mixing traditional and contemporary styles.
They voted in statue selection
Except eminent advocate K Parasaran and Swami Vishwa Prasanna Tirtha of Udupi, all other 15 members of the Trust were present in the voting. These include Trust President Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, Treasurer Swami Govinddev Giri, General Secretary Champat Rai, Ram Mandir Committee President Nripendra Mishra, Swami Vasudevanand Saraswati, Yugpurush Swami Parmanand, Ayodhya King Bimalendra Mohan Mishra, Dr. Anil Mishra, Kameshwar Chaupal, Mahant Dinendra Das, posted at the center. IAS officer Gyanesh Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Government Sanjay Prasad, District Magistrate Nitish Kumar were present.
Prime Minister will add many chapters to the history of Ramnagari today
Many new chapters will be added to the history of Ramnagari Ayodhya on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is coming to the land of Maryada Purushottam for the fourth time, will fulfill the much-awaited wish of the saints to connect Mithila to Ramnagari by rail, while the dream of air flight will also come to fruition. Will also inaugurate the new building of the railway station.
No decision yet on Sonia-Kharge’s participation in Pran Pratistha program
Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi, current party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Choudhary have been invited to the historic consecration program of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on 22nd of next month. But it is not yet clear whether all three Congress leaders or any leader will participate in it or not.
