Ayodhya: Pran Pratishtha program is being held in Ram temple of Ayodhya on 22 January. Not only this, the idol has been selected for the temple. The idol of Ramlala, made by Arun Yogiraj, is going to be installed in the sanctum sanctorum on January 18. The weight of the idol is 150-200 kg. Arun Yogiraj is a resident of Mysore. He has also built the statue of Shankaracharya in Kedarnath. The statue of Subhash Chandra Bose at India Gate in Delhi has also been made by him. The idol which has been worshiped for seventy years is also going to be in the main sanctum sanctorum. Giving information on Monday, Temple Trust General Secretary Champat Rai said that a new idol of Ramlala made by Mysuru craftsman Arun Yogiraj has been selected for installation in the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

On January 16, the puja is going to start from this Karma Kuti, in the hut where the idol of Shri Ram Lala was built. After which, penance worship of the artisan who created the idol is also going to be done. Vishwa Hindu Parishad's national spokesperson and Dharmacharya contact head Ashok Tiwari has said that on February 17, a tour of the premises of Shri Vigraha is going to be conducted and the sanctum sanctorum will also be purified. He told that the adhivas will start from 18th January, there will be water adhivas at both the time as well as Sugandhi and Gandhadhivas, on 19th January there will be a fruit adhivas in the morning and grains adhivas in the evening.

Similarly, on January 20, there will be flower and gem abode in the morning and ghee abode in the evening. According to Mr. Tiwari, on January 21, there will be sugar, sweets and honey abode in the morning and medicine and bed abode in the evening. Lord Ram is Suryavanshi and Aditya is also Dwadash, hence Dwadash is going to be the abode. 

Not only this, people are eagerly waiting for this program to be held in Ram temple. Even before the Pran Pratistha, the atmosphere of the entire country has become 'Ram May'. Only the echo of Ram's name is being heard from earth to sky. More than 7,000 guests have been invited by the Ram Mandir Trust for the Pran Pratishtha program, which includes eminent personalities from various fields and a large number of saints and sages from across the country. Before the grand ceremony, the UP Government and Ayodhya Administration have made all the preparations and the holy city is being decorated for the big day. 

There will be elaborate security arrangements: Reports say that Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is busy preparing for the ceremony and workers are working day and night to complete the work related to the ceremony in the temple premises. There will be tight security in Ayodhya city on the day of the ceremony. The temple complex is being opened for the public from January 23. Champat Rai, general secretary of Ram Mandir Trust, had earlier said that 'Pran Pratishtha' is going to be done in the temple on January 22 at 12:20 pm.

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