Ayodhya Ram temple: The statue of Ramlala seated in the sanctum sanctorum is finalized, this artist prepared a 51 inch statue.

One of the three idols of Ramlala to be installed in the sanctum sanctorum of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya has been selected. The statue of well-known Karnataka sculptor Arun Yogiraj has been selected. After the meeting held on Friday, all the members of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had given their vote on the three statues in writing to General Secretary Champat Rai. Champat Rai told that a 51 inch tall statue of Ramlala will be installed in the sanctum sanctorum, in which Ramlala will be in the form of a 5 year old child. Ramlala is shown standing in the idol. The idol is such that it looks like a king’s son and an incarnation of Vishnu. Ramlala will be seated on a lotus flower in the sanctum sanctorum. His height will be about 8 feet with the lotus flower. Union Minister Prahlad Joshi wrote on Twitter that where there is Ram, there is Hanuman. The idol has been selected for the consecration of Lord Ram in Ayodhya. The idol of Lord Ram made by our country’s famous sculptor, our pride Arun Yogiraj, will be installed in Ayodhya. This is another example of the unbreakable relationship between Ram and Hanuman. There is no doubt that this is an important service for Ramlala from Karnataka, the land of Hanuman.

• Ramlala’s idol was ready by these 3 sculptors

• These standards were set for idol making

• Know about Arun Yogiraj here

Ramlala’s idol was ready by these 3 sculptors

According to the information, three idols of Ramlala have been made from three stones by three sculptors Ganesh Bhatt, Yogiraj and Satyanarayan Pandey. In this, the statue of Satyanarayan Pandey is made of white marble. While the remaining two statues are of blue stone from Karnataka. In this, the statue of Ganesh Bhatt was made in the style of South India. For this reason the statue of Arun Yogiraj has been selected. For the construction of the immovable idol of Ram Lalla, the Trust had procured 12 high quality stones from Karnataka, Rajasthan and Orissa along with Nepal’s Gandaki River. When all these stones were tested, only the rocks of Rajasthan and Karnataka were found suitable for making statues. Shyam Shila of Karnataka and marble rock of Makrana of Rajasthan were chosen due to their special characteristics. Makrana stone is very hard and is best for carving. Its shine lasts for centuries. At the same time, carving is done easily on the Shyam Shila of Karnataka. These stones are water resistant and have a long lifespan.

These standards were set for idol making

• The total height of the statue should be 52 inches

• Shri Ram’s arms should be as long as his knees.

• The head should be beautiful, the eyes should be big and the forehead should be grand.

• Statue in standing posture on lotus flower

• bow and arrow in hand

• The childlike tenderness of a five year old child is reflected in the statue.

Know about Arun Yogiraj here

37-year-old Arun Yogiraj, who prepared the idol of Ramlala, is a well-known name and has a huge fan following on social media. Son of renowned sculptor Yogiraj Shilpi, Arun comes from a family of Mysuru palace craftsmen. Arun’s father has also worked for Gayatri and Bhuvaneshwari temples. Yogiraj, who has studied MBA from Mysore University, is a fifth generation sculptor. After completing his MBA degree, he also worked in a private company, but left the job in 2008 to become a sculptor. He was inclined towards sculpture since childhood. PM Modi has also praised his work. Let us tell you that apart from building the statue of Adi Shankaracharya installed in Kedarnath, Yogiraj has also built a 14.5 feet white marble statue of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadeyar, white marble statues of Maharaja Shri Krishnaraja Wadeyar-IV and Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa in Mysuru. Arun has also carved the statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at India Gate.