The ‘Surya Tilak’ ceremony on Ram Navami at this time, throughout which the brow of the idol of Ram Lalla was anointed with a ray of daylight, was conceived by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wished the temple in Ayodhya to be a mix of historical and fashionable know-how, the temple’s building committee head has mentioned. 

Talking solely to NDTV at this time, Nripendra Misra, the chairman of the Ayodhya Ram Temple Building Committee, additionally mentioned that the ‘Surya Tilak’ ceremony will happen yearly. 

As a part of the ceremony, a ray of daylight, with a diameter of 5.8 cm, adorned the brow of Ram Lalla idol for 3 to three-and-a-half minutes beginning at midday at this time. The feat required inputs from 10 eminent scientists, who used a mix of mirrors and lenses to exactly direct the sunshine beam.

Talking concerning the origins of the thought, Mr Misra mentioned, “It was totally the thought of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In one in every of our conversations, the PM steered that whereas there may be an excessive amount of emphasis on using historical know-how to make the temple sturdy for 1,000 years, new applied sciences must also be used. This was one of many concepts. He has a sure imaginative and prescient about know-how and is comfy with, and receptive to, new applied sciences. 

“He instructed me ‘Why do not you discuss to the Central Constructing Analysis Institute and CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Analysis)?’ After I bought again to my workplace, I bought a name from the director-general of CSIR inside an hour, who mentioned he had bought a name from the PM. So you’ll be able to visualise the sort of follow-up the PM does, however he does so from a distance. He would not intervene or dictate, however influences you in a fashion that you simply get a way of perception about what is feasible and what is not,” he added. 

Mr Misra mentioned that the Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra belief intends to make sure that the ‘Surya Tilak’ ceremony is held each Ram Navami.

“The ‘Surya Tilak’ ceremony was a much-talked-about occasion and there’s a sense of satisfaction. We now have to make sure this occurs yearly. This time, we needed to make a couple of changes as a result of the development of the ‘shikhar’ (spire over the sanctum sanctorum) has not been accomplished. When that’s finished, a everlasting aperture might be made calculating the path and angle of the solar’s rays. By subsequent 12 months, will probably be 100% fool-proof,” the development committee’s chief revealed. 

The previous bureaucrat mentioned he was anticipating a a lot larger crowd on Ram Navami however that most likely didn’t occur as a result of colleges are open and the harvesting season is underway. On the standing of building, he mentioned the method is a problem due to the excessive quantity of people that go to the temple on daily basis. 

“We now have to make sure devotees’ security. Solely the primary and second flooring are left now and we’re getting everybody’s help. The best way we labored in 2023, we are going to full the development by the tip of 2024,” he mentioned.