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Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha: The Ram Lalla idol (idol depicting infant Lord Ram) was placed inside the Garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) of the grand Ram Mandir on Friday. Soon after the idol was placed, pictures of the Ram Lalla went viral, showing him in a standing position, holding a golden bow and arrow. The pictures that had gone viral also included the pictures where Lord Ram's eyes could be seen without any veil. This has sparked a row, with Ram Temple chief priest, Acharya Satyendra Das, calling for an investigation into the incident.

Acharya Satyendra Das said that the eyes of the Ram Lalla idol cannot be revealed before the 'Pran Pratishtha' (consecration ceremony) is completed and questioned how the eyes of Lord Ram's idol were revealed before the ceremony.

"The eyes of Lord Ram's idol cannot be revealed before Pran Pratishtha is completed. The idol where the eyes of Lord Ram can be seen is not the real idol. If the eyes can be seen, an investigation should be done on who revealed the eyes and how the pictures of the idol are going viral," Acharya Satyendra Das said, as quoted by ANI.

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The Ram Temple chief priest further said that all the procedures to consecrate Ram Lalla's idol will be carried out as usual on January 22. "All the procedures will be carried out as usual. However, the eyes of Ram Lalla will not be revealed until the 'Pran Pratishtha'," Acharya Satyendra Das added.

Speaking about the procedure for carrying the tent idol of Shri Ram Lalla, which was placed at the disputed site in Ayodhya after the demolition of Babri Mosque and has been worshipped by people since then, to the temple. Das further said that its is expected that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will carry the tent idol to the temple.

"It will be established in the Sanctum Santorum of the temple, where the new idol will be installed. There is also no auspicious timing for this. An auspicious timing is predicted when something new has to be done. This is a procedure," he said.

"The question is who will carry the idol to the temple. Earlier, the Chief Minister carried the idol from the tent to the temporarily built temple. CM Yogi may himself carry the idol to the temple," Das added.

Back in 1992, when the Babri Masjid was demolished by the 'Kar Sevaks', they set up a small idol of Shri Ram Lalla in a tent at the demolition site and started worshipping the same. The history of the 'tent idol' of Shri Ram Lalla dates back to 1949 when some Hindu leaders kept the idol inside the Babri Masjid. It was later claimed that the lord appeared in the mosque himself.

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The 'Pran Pratishtha of the new Ram Lalla idol will be held on January 22, which is set to be performed by Prime Minister Modi. A team of priests led by Lakshami Kant Dixit will lead the rituals.


(With ANI Inputs)