Union Minister's "Ram-Hanuman" Post On Ayodhya Idol, Temple Yet To Confirm

The sanctum sanctorum of the grand Ram Temple will have a 51-inch idol depicting a five-year-old Ram Lalla

The Ram Lalla idol that will adorn the grand temple in Ayodhya has been finalised, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has said, adding that it has been carved by renowned sculptor Arun Yogiraj. A formal announcement by the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teertha Kshetra trust, which is overseeing the temple construction, is awaited. "ಎಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಮನೋ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಹನುಮನು"ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀರಾಮನ ಪ್ರಾಣ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪನಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಗ್ರಹ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಅಂತಿಮಗೊಂಡಿದೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ನಾಡಿನ ಹೆಸರಾಂತ ಶಿಲ್ಪಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಶ್ರೀ @yogiraj_arun ಅವರು ಕೆತ್ತಿರುವ ಶ್ರೀರಾಮನ ವಿಗ್ರಹ ಪುಣ್ಯಭೂಮಿ ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪನೆಗೊಳ್ಳಲಿದೆ. ರಾಮ ಹನುಮರ ಅವಿನಾಭಾವ ಸಂಬಂಧಕ್ಕೆ ಇದು… pic.twitter.com/VQdxAbQw3Q

Mr Joshi's post on X, titled "Hanuman is where Ram is", said the fact that the idol chosen for the temple has been carved by a sculptor from Karnataka, "the land of Hanuman", shows the bond between Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman.

Hindu mythological texts place Hanuman's birthplace in present-day Karnataka. In Valmiki's Ramayana, Lord Hanuman tells Sita that he was born in Gokarna, now in Uttara Kannada district. It's also believed that Anjanadri Parvatha, a hill on the left bank of Tungabhadra river and close to Hampi, is the birthplace of Lord Hanuman.