Ayodhya witnesses 'Surya tilak' of Ram Lalla on Ram Navami, a sight to behold | IN PICS
Ayodhya witnesses 'Surya tilak' of Ram Lalla on Ram Navami, a sight to behold | IN PICS
At noon on Ram Navami today (Wednesday), the Sun’s rays fell on the forehead of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, a 'Surya tilak' of the deity made possible by an elaborate mechanism involving mirrors and lenses.
At noon on Ram Navami today (Wednesday), the Sun’s rays fell on the forehead of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, a 'Surya tilak' of the deity made possible by an elaborate mechanism involving mirrors and lenses.
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This was first Ram Navami since the consecration of the Ram idol at the new temple, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22.
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According to a senior scientist of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee, the planned tilak size is 58 mm.
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The exact period of tilak on the forehead centre was about three to three-and-a-half minutes, with two minutes of full illumination
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Also at the top aperture, IR (infra red) filter glass is used to restrict the Sun heat wave to fall on the forehead of the idol