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Ram Navami Updates: The first-ever Ram Navami celebrations took place on Wednesday, coinciding with the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony at the Ram shrine in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. As part of the Ram Navami celebrations, a celestial event known as “Surya Tilak” was performed, which illuminated Lord Ram Lalla’s forehead for a brief period of time.
The innovative arrangement of lenses and mirrors within the newly constructed Ram Temple in Ayodhya facilitated a single ray of sunlight to illuminate the forehead of the Ram Lalla statue precisely at noon for every Ram Navami henceforth.
The ‘surya tilak’ symbolises the auspicious day of Lord Ram’s birth.
To ensure a smooth celebration, the state administration has put in place extensive planning and strict security protocols.
Owing to the expected increase in the number of devotees on Wednesday, the temple opened early in the morning and allowed visitors until late in the evening. Ram Lalla will also receive offerings totaling “56 Bhog Prasad” as part of the celebration.
Ayodhya Ram Temple preparations
– The entire temple complex gleams with vibrant lights, while a red carpet adorns the Janmabhoomi Path, facilitating devotees’ passage under the blazing sun. Inside the temple, carpets ensure worshippers’ comfort.
– Devotees were permitted inside the Ram temple during the ‘Surya Tilak’. The temple trust installed approximately 100 LEDs, while the government set up 50, all to showcase the Ram Navami celebrations. People would have the opportunity to view the festivities from their respective locations.
– Ahead of the Ram Navami celebration, chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das announced on Tuesday that Ram Lalla will be adorned in vibrant yellow attire.
– In anticipation of the large influx of devotees expected to converge upon Ayodhya for the festivities, the Uttar Pradesh government has implemented heightened security measures in and around the city.
– Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati will broadcast live coverage of the Ram Navami celebrations at the Ram Mandir on Doordarshan. The festivities of Shri Ram Janmotsav will be displayed on approximately one hundred large LED screens across Ayodhya city.
Ram Navami Updates: Scientists involved in ‘Surya Tilak’ project on today’s execution
Ayodhya Ram Mandir Live: DP Kanungo, Chief Scientist at CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee, informed PTI that the Surya Tilak of Ram Lalla was successfully executed at 12:00 pm as planned.
– The system underwent testing by scientists on Tuesday to ensure its functionality.
– SK Panigrahi, a scientist at CSIR-CBRI Roorkee, who was associated with the project, highlighted the primary objective of the Surya Tilak project. The project aims to focus the ’tilak’ on the forehead of the Shri Ram idol every Shri Ram Navami day, he said.
– Sunlight will be directed onto the forehead of Lord Ram at noon on Shri Ram Navami in the Chaitra month every year as part of this project.
Ram Navami Updates: How long did the ‘Surya Tilak’ illuminate on Ram Lalla’s forehead?
Ayodhya Ram Mandir Live: The ‘Surya Tilak’ illumination on Lord Ram Lalla’s forehead at Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi Temple occurred precisely at 12 noon, lasting “about 3 minutes”.
– A team of scientists, commissioned by the temple trust, orchestrated this event.
– They utilised scientific expertise to direct a beam of light onto Ram Lala’s forehead.
– This phenomenon was achieved by precisely directing sunlight onto the statue’s forehead through a combination of mirrors and lenses.
Source:HT
