Carved by Karnataka’s renowned sculptor Arun Yogiraj, the 51-inch and about 150-kg idol depicting a five-year-old Ram Lalla has been placed on the throne in the garbha griha of the Ram Mandir at 1.28 pm on Thursday, 18 Jan 2024 amid the auspicious chant of Vedic Mantras. The host Dr. Anil Misra and his wife Usha Mishra, who had commenced the consecration ceremony rituals of the Ram temple as the standby yajman on Tuesday, 16 Jan 2024, performed the Pradhan Sankalp. The ceremony lasted around four hours. The main yajman for the ceremony, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, will take over from them on January 22 when the idol will be consecrated.
Rituals in the run up to the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony had started at the temple complex on January 16 with Prayaschita and Karmakuti poojan. Pushpadhivas, Shayadhivas and Madhyadhivas are scheduled for 20 and 21 January. 121 priests conduct the ritual proceedings of the Anushthan under the direction of a co-ordinating priest shri Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid and the principal priest Shri Lakshmikant Dixit of Kashi. Two yagyashalas have been set up in the north-west part of the 70 acre complex outside the temple. Continuous recitation of Ramayana and Ram Charit Manas is being carried on within the complex. Saints are also reciting Adhyatma Ramayan and Bhusundi Ramayan. The pots containing holy water from Saryu and various water bodies, rivers and sacred sites in the country have been kept in the mandaps for further rituals.
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