Ram Mandir Murti ( idol of Ram Mandir black) : The idol of Ramlala will be worshipped at a fortunate hour today, January 22, as part of the Pran Pratishtha of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, which has all of its preparations finished. The idol’s consecration is set to take place today between 12.29 pm and 08 seconds and 12.30 minutes and 32 seconds, during a particularly favorable hour.
The long-awaited day has finally arrived for Ramlala’s believers, who have been waiting for decades. Ramlala will take his place in the main temple of Ayodhya today, January 22. The idol of Ramlala will be dedicated today, January 22, at an auspicious time, following the completion of preparations for the dedication of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The idol’s consecration is set to take place today between 12.29 pm and 08 seconds and 12.30 minutes and 32 seconds, during a particularly favorable hour.
In the meantime, a picture of Lord Ram’s idol, which portrays him as a black stone young child, was also revealed during the devotion of Pran Pratishtha. In such a circumstance, many people are wondering why the idol of Ramlala is either black or brown.
Why is Ramlala’s idol black?
Ramlala’s idol is beautifully gorgeous. This idol represents Ramlala wearing a tilak on his forehead and in a very kind position. The followers are drawn to Ram Lala because of his obvious smile. The black Shyam Shila is used to make his idol. This indicates that Ramlala’s idol is likewise black in color. Krishna Shila is the name of this black stone. The Krishna rock, which was used to create the statue of Ramlala, has been regarded in the scriptures as being extremely precious.
How come the stone in Lord Ram’s idol is unique?
It is thousands of years old, the black granite from which the idol of Lord Ram was carved. Water cannot damage this idol. According to some claims, the idol won’t be affected in any way by adding sandalwood, roli, etc.
Specialization of the idol
The supreme being of Ramlala displays the sensitivity of a five-year-old. A number of themes of a prince, divinity, and childhood in this idol. The idol weighs roughly 200 kilograms. Its overall height is 4.24 feet, and its breadth is three feet. With a bow and arrow in its hands, the figure is standing on a lotus blossom. The idol is fashioned in the Krishna manner.
On the Ramlala idol sit Swastika, Om, Chakra, Mace, and Sun God. Ramlala exudes a certain atmosphere. The length of Lord Rama’s arms equals his knees. Large eyes and a prominent brow adorn this lovely head. He’s holding a blessing with his right hand. The idol displays ten of Lord Vishnu’s avatars. Beneath the idol, a devoted follower of Lord Rama named Hanuman ji is sculpted on one side, while Garuda ji is etched on the other.
The sculpture was made by famous sculptor Arun Yogiraj
Born in 1983, Arun Yogiraj is a Mysuru-based Indian sculptor. Before Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s 125th birthday, he carved the 30-foot statue of him[1], which was placed in the canopy behind the Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate[2] in New Delhi. His idol of Ram Lalla, the younger incarnation of the Hindu god Rama, is also placed in the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
A few of his other creations are a twelve-foot-tall 3-D statue of Adi Shankaracharya located in Kedarnath, a twenty-one-foot-tall Hanuman statue located in Chunchanakatte, Mysore district, a fifteen-foot-tall sculpture of BR Ambedkar in Mysuru, which was dedicated by the state’s chief minister, Siddaramaiah, in 2018, a six-foot-tall monolithic statue of Nandi, and a six-foot-tall statue of Banashankari Devi. The 5-foot bust of Nalwadi and the 14.5-foot-tall white amritashila (marble) monument of Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, the Raja of Mysore, were two of his most well-known creations when they were revealed in 2016.