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Photo of Ram Lalla Idol Revealed Ahead of Consecration Ceremony

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Ahead of the consecration ceremony on January 22, 2024, the new Ram Lalla idol has been revealed.

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The new idol of Ram Lalla, made of black stone and depicting the deity as a five-year-old child, was installed on a pedestal inside the sanctum sanctorum of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

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The first photo of the 51-inch idol, sculpted by Mysuru-based artist Arun Yogiraj, had its face covered with a veil and showed the deity in a standing posture.

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The original idols of Lord Ram (Ram Lalla Virajman) and his brothers will be installed in front of the new idol inside the ‘garbgriha’.

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The original idol of Ram Lalla is just six inches in height. Hence, the Ram Temple trust decided to make a bigger standing idol, so that devotees could get a grand darshan.

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The grand consecration ceremony or the ‘pran pratishtha’ of Ram Lalla is scheduled for January 22.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the ceremony.

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Over 11,000 guests have been invited including prominent celebrities, politicians and sportspersons.