The Artistic Journey Behind the Idol of Ram in Ayodhya's Ram Temple

On January 22, the ritual consecrated the idol of Raja Ram in Ayodhya. Then, the picture of the child Lord Shri Ram came out. A picture that everyone was mesmerized after seeing. Everyone said how beautifully Lord Shri Ram has been made. What a lovely statue. Such a statue that a person can keep staring at it.

The Artistic Journey Behind the Idol of Lord Shri Ram in Ayodhya's Ram Temple

Many photos of the statue of Lord Shri Ram are on social media. They are going viral. Many people have become emotional after seeing the child form of the statue. His eyes have become moist. There are two reasons for these eyes becoming moist.

One reason is the wait of 500 years. The second is the beauty of the statue, which attracts people's attention. The eyes of Lord Shri Ram are especially pleasing to the people in the statue. This sparked discussion. Everyone talked about who made the statue and what instructions were given to them.

For your information, Arun Yogiraj made this statue. Arun Yogiraj is said to consider himself the luckiest person. He got the chance to create Lord Shri Ram. Among the thousands of sculptors, Lord Shri Ram blessed him. He allowed him to make this idol.

He considers himself fortunate in this regard. But he also said that when he got the job of making this statue, his talent was tested. After that many types of instructions came. Arun Yogiraj says that the Trust of Ram Temple had selected three people to make the idol of Ram Ji. Arun Yogiraj, Ganesh L Bhat and Satyanarayan Pandey.

The instructions for making this idol said the face of Ram ji should be seen laughing and smiling. Generally, we believe that children smile. The second important thing that was given was that the idol should look divine in appearance. 

This was the second instruction. The third instruction was that the idol should be of child form and less than five years of age. And the fourth detail given was that the look of the idol should be like that of a prince.

To make the statue, Arun Yogiraj first sketched the statue on paper. After the sketch on paper, its next step began. He said that they also used Shilpa Shastras to make the face of this idol. Yogiraj made all the things like eyes, nose, chin, lips, and cheeks with great care.

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They first studied the features of Lord Ram's face and body. After that, He read science books on human anatomy. This is the reason why the statue looks like a real person. Especially the eyes of the idol of Raja Ram. When you look into them, it seems as if Lord Shri Ram is looking into your eyes.

Arun Yogiraj's wife Vijetha Mohan was talking about the eyes of this idol of Lord Shri Ram. She said that the idol is in the form of a five-year-old child. That's why Arun Yogiraj paid special attention. He visited different schools for several days to learn about five-year-old children.

Yogiraj saw pictures of different children. He understood and then studied them thoroughly. Tried to understand how five-year-old children walk, sit, and behave. Also studied what their body looks like. Also, facial structure, facial expressions, the playfulness of eyes, everything was studied.

Krishna Shila stone was used to make the idol of Ram temple. Let us tell you that these stones are found in H.D. Kote Town, Mysore Karnataka. It was used to make the idol of the Ram temple because there is no chemical reaction in this stone.

In Ayodhya Ram temple, Ram ji will be anointed with milk and this milk can be given to the devotees as Prasad. Krishna Shila stone lasts for 1000 years without any scratches. Krishna Shila stone is also called soapstone. This stone is considered very sacred. 

That is why most of the idols of Hindu Gods and Goddesses in South India are made of this material. Krishna Shila stone is found at a depth of 50 to 60 feet underground. The specialty of this stone is that it does not affect water, fire, and dust. Krishna Shila stone is very smooth.

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