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On the occasion of Ram Navami, ‘surya abhishek’ of the idol of Ram Lalla is being performed by priests at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Ram Navami represents the victory of righteousness over injustice and good over evil in Hindu mythology.
The “surya tilak,” which lasted for around four minutes, was shown on big LED displays positioned in almost a 100 places throughout Ayodhya.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a post on X mentioned it as a moment of bliss. In a roughly translated post in Hindi, PM Modi wrote, “After the Nalbari meeting, I had the privilege of witnessing the wonderful and incomparable moment of Surya Tilak of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya. This much-awaited moment of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi is a moment of bliss for everyone. This Surya Tilak will illuminate every resolution of developed India with its divine energy in the same way.”
“Sunrays will illuminate the face of Ram Lalla for straight four minutes. Teams of scientists from the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee, and another institute are engaged in this work,” a trust official said earlier.
“Two mirrors and a lens have been installed on the ground floor of the temple. Sunlight will fall on them from a mirror placed on the third floor. The rays reflected by these will form tilak on the forehead,” the official said.
The idol is kept in the sanctum sanctorum, also known as the “garbha griha,” of the temple, where direct sunlight cannot penetrate. Therefore, optomechanical equipment was constructed to project sunlight onto the idol’s forehead through mirrors and lenses.
Every year on the day of Ram Navami, the optomechanical system will be used to perform the annual “surya tilak” of the idol, with small adjustments made to the mirrors and lenses to account for direction changes.
Manish Tripathi, who designed the special outfit for the idol told PTI, “First of all, I would like to wish everyone on the occasion of Ram Navami. Today’s outfit of Ram Lalla is specially designed. We have used ‘pitambar’ (yellow robe), as well as khadi and handloom to make the outfit. The symbols of the ‘Vaishno’ sect have been used in the making of the dress. Gold and silver threads have been used in the dress.”
Source:IE
