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First look of Lord Ram Lalla in Ayodhya after pran pratishtha
First look of Lord Ram Lalla: Gold bow and arrow in hand, the five-year-old Ram Lalla's forehead is adorned with silver and red tilak.
After PM Modi on Monday performed the pran pratishtha of Lord Ram Lalla at the sanctum sanctorum of the Ayodhya Ram Temple, the first look of the 51-inch idol was revealed to the world. The idol has been sculpted by Karnataka's Arun Yogiraj portraying Ram Lalla as a five-year-old. The idol was selected over two others since it captured innocence, divinity, and royalty at the finest, the Trust authorities said.
The idol has been decked with jewellery -- several jewellery pieces from head to feet. On its hands, there is a golden bow and arrow. The forehead is adorned with silver and red tilak.
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Ram Lalla is clad in a yellow dhoti the colour of which blended with the yellow of flowers and the yellow of the dazzling jewellery. Intricate flower decoration stood out even amid the majestic jewellery with which the idol has been decked up.
Lord Ram Lalla first look: 7 things to know about the idol
1. The idol is black as it has been carved out of black stone. This is in keeping with how Lord Ram has been described in the scriptures.
2. The idol is heavily jewelled to reflect the royal trait of Lord Ram.
3. The idol shows Lord Ram as a five-year-old because in Hindu scriptures this age is considered as the age of innocence.
4. The idol is 51-inch tall -- the approximate height of a five-year-old at that time.
5. Ram Lalla has a gold bow and arrow in his hands.
6. Though Ram Lalla idol's hands are folded, they are designed such that they reach the idol's knees as Lord Ram was ‘ajanubahu’.
7. In the scriptures, Lord Ram's eyes have been described as lotus eyes. Sculptor Ayun Yogiraj conformed to that description in designing the eyes of the Lord Ram Lalla idol.
