Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi, on Saturday strongly reacted after the first image of the new Ram Lalla idol became public ahead of the inauguration ceremony of the Ayodhya temple on January 22. The chief priest further demanded an investigation after photographs showing the uncovered eyes of the idol of Ram Lalla were leaked on Friday.
“The eyes of Lord Ram’s idol cannot be revealed before the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ is completed. If the eyes can be seen, an investigation should be done on who revealed the eyes and how the pictures of the idol went viral on social media,” chief priest Satyendra Das said.
#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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