"Eyes of Lord Ram's idol can't be revealed before pran pratishtha": Chief priest of Ram Temple demands enquiry

AYODHYA: Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, has expressed his displeasure over the release of a picture of the Ram Lalla idol. He said that the eyes of Ram Lalla idol cannot be revealed before pran-pratishtha and demanded an inquiry into the release of the pictures.

"The eyes of Lord Ram's idol cannot be revealed before Pran Pratishtha is completed. The idol where the eyes of Lord Ram can be seen is not the real idol. If the eyes can be seen, an investigation should be done on who revealed the eyes and how the pictures of the idol are going viral", he said.

The idol of Ram Lalla installed in the temple was blindfolded.

The 51-inch tall Rama idol carved in 'Krishna Shila' is made by the sculptor Arun Yogiraj, a native of Mysore.

A bow can be seen in the left hand of the sculpture and an arrow in the right hand. Om, chakra, mace and swastika motifs adorn the sculpture. As soon as the picture was released, it went viral on social media. Ahead of pran-pratishtha, Navagraha Puja was performed yesterday. The garbhagriha was washed with water from Sarayu river today.