Senior Congress leader and MP Digvijay Singh again questioned the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, asking why consecration is being done in an 'under-construction' temple. He further took a dig at the Ram Temple trust saying that the 'idol of lord Ram in the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple should be in the form of a child, seated in Mother Kaushalya's lap.

"My guru Swami Swaroopanand Ji Maharaj suggested that the idol of lord Ram in the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple should be in the form of a child, seated in Mother Kaushalya's lap. The pictures of Ram Lalla's idol however depict the deity as a 5-year-old child," he said.

Remarks of senior MP came as the temple trust unveiled the astute Ram Lalla idol which was earlier placed inside the sanctum sanctorum (gribha-griha) of the temple. This is not the first time the leader made a scathing comment on the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, earlier, he had called the land of Ram Temple - a 'disputed land'.

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The leader also lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for allegedly going 'against the Dharma' for placing the idol in an under-construction temple.

"According to Shastras, 'pran pratishtha' inside an under-construction temple is not done. Why are they going against the Shastras? This is the usage of dharma for politics. We will visit the temple after its construction is completed," the RS MP.

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As the city of Ayodhya is buzzing with excitement as it prepares for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Lord Shri Ram Lala at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi on January 22, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inspected the arrangements in Ayodhya on Friday, expressing satisfaction with the planning and execution.

The Pran Pratishta ceremony will be held in Ayodhya on January 22.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform rituals to mark the 'Pran Pratishtha'; a team of priests led by Lakshmikant Dixit will lead the main rituals. Several celebrities and noted personalities have also been invited to the ceremony.

(With agency inputs)


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