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Home / News / India News / Photos / Ram Lalla idol`s forehead illuminates with `Surya Tilak` at Ayodhya Temple

Ram Lalla idol`s forehead illuminates with `Surya Tilak` at Ayodhya Temple

Updated On: 17 April, 2024 02:05 PM IST | ronak mastakar

The Ram Temple in Ayodhya witnessed a unique event as the forehead of the Ram Lalla idol was anointed with a ray of sunlight, known as `Surya Tilak` on the occasion of Ram Navami on Wednesday (Pics/Screengrab and PTI)

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The Ram Temple in Ayodhya witnessed a unique event as the forehead of the Ram Lalla idol was anointed with a ray of sunlight, known as `Surya Tilak` on the occasion of Ram Navami on Wednesday (Pics/Screengrab and PTI)

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The Ram Temple in Ayodhya witnessed a unique event as the forehead of the Ram Lalla idol was anointed with a ray of sunlight, known as `Surya Tilak` on the occasion of Ram Navami on Wednesday (Pics/Screengrab and PTI)
<p>The "Surya Tilak" of Ram Lalla was done at noon through an elaborate system connected with mirrors and lenses in the Ram Temple</p>

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The "Surya Tilak" of Ram Lalla was done at noon through an elaborate system connected with mirrors and lenses in the Ram Temple

<p>The temple trust had commissioned a team of scientists to make this occasion possible</p>

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The temple trust had commissioned a team of scientists to make this occasion possible

<p>Using scientific expertise, a beam of light illuminated Ram Lala`s forehead</p>

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Using scientific expertise, a beam of light illuminated Ram Lala`s forehead

<p>To achieve this phenomenon, sunlight was precisely directed onto the statue`s forehead using a combination of mirrors and lenses. This was carried out precisely at 12 noon for about 3 minutes</p>

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To achieve this phenomenon, sunlight was precisely directed onto the statue`s forehead using a combination of mirrors and lenses. This was carried out precisely at 12 noon for about 3 minutes

<p>This is the first Ram Navami since the consecration of the Ram idol at the new temple, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22</p>

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This is the first Ram Navami since the consecration of the Ram idol at the new temple, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22

<p>Ram Navami is being celebrated with great pomp at Ram Janambhoomi Mandir with offerings of 56 types of bhog, prasad and panjiri</p>

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Ram Navami is being celebrated with great pomp at Ram Janambhoomi Mandir with offerings of 56 types of bhog, prasad and panjiri

<p>A large number of devotees thronged Ram Mandir on Wednesday morning in a vibrant display of faith and celebration</p>

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A large number of devotees thronged Ram Mandir on Wednesday morning in a vibrant display of faith and celebration

<p>Before visiting the temple, devotees took a dip in the holy waters of the Saryu River</p>

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Before visiting the temple, devotees took a dip in the holy waters of the Saryu River

<p>The darshan at the temple had started at 3:30 am. The celebration was broadcast on about 100 LED screens throughout the city. It was also broadcasts on the trust`s social media accounts</p>

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The darshan at the temple had started at 3:30 am. The celebration was broadcast on about 100 LED screens throughout the city. It was also broadcasts on the trust`s social media accounts

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