Ayodhya: The Ram Lalla idol was placed inside Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya on Thursday afternoon.  Ram Lalla’s grand consecration ceremony will be held on January 22^nd. The Ram Lalla idol was placed in the sanctum sanctorum amid the chanting of prayers.

The first photo of the idol made in black stone depicts the deity as a five-year-old child in a standing posture. The face of the 51-inch idol, sculpted by Mysuru based artist Arun Yogiraj, was covered with a veil.

Pran Pratistha means imbibing the idol with divine consciousness and is a must for every idol that is worshipped in a temple. Rituals leading to the consecration ceremony have already begun at the temple constructed at what many devout believe marks the spot where Lord Ram was born.