On the occasion of Ram Navami, ‘Surya Abhishek’ of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya temple was held precisely at noon for about three minutes on April 17. The ‘Surya Tilak’ or ‘Surya Abhishek’ refers to a ray of sunlight made to fall on the Lord Ram’s forehead on a designated day, which is, Ram Navami, it is believed to be the birthday of Lord Ram that usually falls during March or April.
It is for the very first time that the whole universe witnessed this Surya tilak on the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami in the Ram Mandir temple at the birthplace of lord Rama in Ayodhya
Surya Tilak of Ram Lalla at Ram Janmabhumi Mandir
Acharya Satyendra Das, chief priest of Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, said all the arrangements for the celebration are being managed by the Trust and the occasion of Ram Navami is being celebrated with great enthusiasm.
The chief priest further informed that everything has been decorated and the idol of Lord Ram has been specially dressed for the day, “He is dressed in yellow clothes, and after this he is bathed with Panchamrit. Four types of panjiris are made and along with that, 56 types of offerings are made to the Lord.”
The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, a trust constituted to look after the management of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya, on its official X handle posted pictures of priests performing Divya Abhisheka of Ramlalla Sarkar at the temple. The trust also posted pictures of the Divya Shringar of Lord Rama on the occasion.
Chants of Jai Shri Ram across Ayodhya
The temple trust had commissioned a team of scientists to make this occasion possible. 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 noon for about three minutes.
The divine moment of the ‘Surya Tilak’ had devotees in delight as chants of Jai Shri Ram were heard across Ayodhya and even in temples across the country.
Even as Ram Lala was to be consecrated with the ‘Surya Tilak’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the historic occasion in his election rally at Nalbari Assam. With a chant of Jai Siyawar Ram, the PM said “Today is the historic occasion of Ram Navami. After waiting for 500 years, Lord Ram has been seated in his grand temple. Now after a few minutes, by applying ‘Surya Tilak’ to Lord Ram, his birth anniversary will be celebrated in the holy city of Ayodhya, in the Ram Temple.”
Devotees broke out into song and dance outside the Ram Janambhoomi Mandir. This is the first Ram Navami after the Pran Pratishtha of the idol of Lord Ram by PM Modi on January 22 in Ayodhya. Ram Navami is being celebrated with great magnificence at Ram Janambhoomi Mandir with offerings of 56 bhog, prasad, and panjiri.
How does the ‘Surya tilak’ mechanism work?
Using cutting-edge scientific expertise, a 5.8-centimeter beam of light hit the deity’s forehead. To achieve this remarkable phenomenon, a specialized instrument was designed.
According to a senior scientist of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee, the planned tilak size was 58 mm. The exact period of tilak on the forehead center was about three to three-and-a-half minutes, with two minutes of full illumination, he said.
The “Surya Tilak” of Ram Lalla became possible through an elaborate system connected with mirrors and lenses in the Ram Temple. The CSIR-Central Building Research Institute in Roorkee ”majorly contributed towards the structural design of the main temple, designing ‘Surya Tilak’ mechanism, design-vetting of temple foundation, and monitoring the structural health of the main temple,” Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh had said.
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