Mysore/Mysuru: The entire process of crafting Balak Ram’s idol spanned seven to eight months, allowing for Arun Yogiraj’s artistic freedom to flourish. The consecration on Jan. 22 marked a distinctive transformation, revealing the divine essence of the idol post-installation. A special focus was placed on the development of Balak Ram’s eyes, with the use of…
Ram Mandir won’t help BJP in LS polls: CM
January 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya will not politically benefit BJP in the forthcoming Lok Sabha (LS) polls, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the issue in fact, will boomerang on that party. Addressing a press meet at his residence in T.K. Layout here this morning, Siddaramaiah contended that Prime Minister Narendra…
After rousing reception in Bengaluru…: Sculptor Arun Yogiraj to arrive in Mysuru this evening
January 25, 2024Bengaluru: Mysuru’s Arun Yogiraj, the master-sculptor behind the Ayodhya Ram Lalla idol, received a warm welcome upon his return to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) at Devanahalli in Bengaluru yesterday. Escorted by CISF personnel from Terminal-2, Arun, who had been away for the past six months, touched down in Bengaluru after his significant role in the…
Two more Ram Lalla idols inside Ayodhya Temple complex soon
January 25, 2024Rs. 3.17 crore offerings made on Day 1, over 2.5 lakh devotees visit on Day 2 Ayodhya: Three days after the Ram Mandir was inaugurated in Ayodhya and the Ram Lalla idol carved by Mysuru sculptor Arun Yogiraj called ‘Balak Ram’ was placed in the sacred ‘garbhagriha’ (sanctum sanctorum), two other idols await for their…
Rs. 250 crore in Budget to restore State Ram Temples
January 25, 2024Bengaluru: The consecration of the Ram Lalla idol at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya has ignited a sense of optimism within the Karnataka BJP, prompting the saffron party to set ambitious goals of securing more than 20 out of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming elections. As the BJP focuses on making the…
Ram Lalla idol consecration: Pejawar Seer to take part in 48-day ritual at Ayodhya
January 23, 2024Ayodhya: The sole representative from the Southern States on the Sri Rama Janmabhoomi Committee during the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ in Ayodhya yesterday was Udupi Adhokshaja Sri Pejawar Mutt Seer Sri Vishwaprasanna Theertha Swamiji. Only seven members were allowed inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple at around 8 am. Among them were three members from the…
Harmonious expression of India’s cultural conscience: Suttur Seer
January 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji said that the completion of the consecration ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya signifies a cultural renaissance in India. He emphasised that the Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla is a harmonious expression of the country’s cultural conscience, being revered by people from all walks of life. The…
Deepotsava transforms Mysuru into ‘City of Lights’
January 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Pran Pratishtha, the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla idol at Sri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on Monday, was celebrated with festive fervour that reached its summit with deepotsava in various parts of city in the evening. Earthen lamps were lit as part of Deepotsava at temples, prominent places and households in the city, turning…
Srirama Pattabhisheka held at Ganapathy Ashram
January 23, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A historical moment was witnessed in Ayodhya as a result of staunch penance by our forefathers, sadhus and saints for over 500 years, said Avadhoota Datta Peetham Pontiff Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, here on Monday. Speaking after performing Sri Rama Pattabhisheka rituals at his ashram on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road to mark the consecration of Ram…
Rama Paintings at Rama Mandiras in Mysore and Melkote
January 23, 2024By R.G. Singh Worship of Rama, the seventh incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu, is widespread in Hinduism. He is the only deity in the Hindu pantheon who is considered as a king. Temples dedicated to Rama are found across India varying in size and grandeur. The temple at Ayodhya consecrated yesterday will perhaps outshine all existing…
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