Murti’s eyes cannot be shown before Pranapratishtha (Consecration), says Chief Priest Acharya Satyendra Das
Acharya Satyendra Das, Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Nyasa
Ayodhya (UP) – A photograph of the murti of Shriram installed in the Shrirama Temple in Ayodhya before the installation, i.e. with the eyes uncovered, has been widely circulated in the media and social media. Acharya Satyendra Das, the Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Nyasa has criticised this.
#WATCH | Ayodhya: On the idol of Lord Ram, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Chief Priest Acharya Satyendra Das says, “…The eyes of Lord Ram’s idol cannot be revealed before Pran Pratishtha is completed. The idol where the eyes of Lord Ram can be seen is not the real idol. If… pic.twitter.com/I0FjRfCQRp
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Acharya Satyendra Das said that, ‘The eyes of Shriram’s murti cannot be shown before pranapratistha. The murti’s eyes are covered with cloth. The murti in which Shriram’s eyes are seen is not a real murti. After the murti is selected, the eyes of the murti are covered. So if this murti is real, then who showed the eyes and how is the photo of the murti being circulated ? This should be investigated’.