Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Sculptor Arun Yogiraj Attends Pran Pratishtha, Calls Himself 'Luckiest Person On Earth'

Arun Yogiraj, the sculptor who carved Ram Lalla's idol installed at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya has said he is the luckiest person on earth.

"I am the luckiest person on earth. The blessings of my ancestors, family members and Lord Ram Lalla have always been with me. Sometimes, I feel like I am in a dream world. This is the biggest day for me," he told ANI.

#WATCH | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh: Ram Lalla idol sculptor, Arun Yogiraj says "I feel I am the luckiest person on the earth now. The blessing of my ancestors, family members and Lord Ram Lalla has always been with me. Sometimes I feel like I am in a dream world..." pic.twitter.com/Eyzljgb7zN

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Arun Yogiraj, sculptor of Ram Lalla idol

Yogiraj who comes from a family of five generations of famous sculptors in Mysuru was one of the nearly 8000 guests invited for the Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on Monday.

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Ram Lalla idol

The idol 51-inch tall idol depicting Lord Rama in a five-year-old child form in a standing posture, atop a lotus, which is also crafted from the same stone was installed in the Sanctum Sanctorum on January 16.

On Monday, the Ram Lalla idol was consecrated at the Ayodhya temple in an event led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla

The PM carried a silver ¡®chhatra¡¯ placed on a red cloth amidst the playing of ¡®Mangal Dhvani¡¯, and climbed up the stairs of the newly constructed Ram temple and performed ¡®Sankalp¡¯ within the 84 seconds ¡®abhijit muhurat¡¯ as part of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Lord Ram Lalla.

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He then went into the ¡®Garbh Griha¡¯ amid the chanting of mantras to complete the remaining rituals.

Later PM Modi said that January 22, 2024, is not just a date in the calendar but heralds the advent of a new era.

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