Ram Lalla idol made by Karnataka’s Arun Yogiraj selected for Ayodhya temple: Yediyurappa
Arun Yogiraj says he hasn’t received any official communication from the Ram temple authorities.
3 min read
Arun Yogiraj (right) handed over Netaji Subashchandra Bose's sculpture to Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) in April 2022. (Photo/Facebook/narendramodi)
Veteran BJP leader and former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa said on Monday that the Ram Lalla idol made by sculptor Arun Yogiraj had been selected for installation at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. There has been no confirmation from the temple authorities, though.
Yediyurappa wrote in Kannada on X (formerly Twitter), “The idol of Lord Rama sculpted by sculptor Arun Yogiraj of Mysuru has been selected for installation in the magnificent Sri Rama Mandir of Ayodhya, which has doubled the pride and happiness of the entire Rama devotees of the state. Heartfelt congratulations to ‘Shilpi @yogiraj_arun’.”
ರಾಮಾಯಣದಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಕಿಷ್ಕಿಂಧೆಯ ಆಂಜನೇಯ ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರನ ಪಟ್ಟಾಭಿಷೇಕದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಶೇಷ ಪಾತ್ರ ವಹಿಸಿದ್ದನ್ನು ನೆನಪಿಸುವಂತೆ ಈಗ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಸುಯೋಗ ಒದಗಿಬಂದಿದೆ. ಮೈಸೂರಿನ ಶಿಲ್ಪಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಅರುಣ್ ಯೋಗಿರಾಜ್ ಅವರು ಕೆತ್ತಿರುವ ಪ್ರಭು ಶ್ರೀರಾಮನ ವಿಗ್ರಹ ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆಯ ಭವ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀರಾಮ ಮಂದಿರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾಣಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪನೆಗೆ…
— B.S.Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) January 1, 2024
And Yediyurappa’s son and state BJP chief BY Vijayendra posted. “It is the pride of Mysuru, the pride of Karnataka that the idol of Ram Lalla carved by the unparalleled sculpture Arun Yogiraj will be enshrined in Ayodhya on January 22.”
“ಶ್ರೀರಾಮ-ಹನುಮರ ಬಾಂಧವ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕರುನಾಡ ನಂಟಿದೆ, ಇದೀಗ ರಾಮನೂರಿನ ಗುಡಿಯನು
ಮೈಸೂರಿನ ಬಾಲರಾಮನು ಬೆಳಗುವನು”ಮೈಸೂರಿನ ಅಪ್ರತಿಮ ಶಿಲ್ಪ ಕಲಾ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ ಅರುಣ್ ಯೋಗಿರಾಜ್ ಅವರ ಭಕ್ತಿ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯದ ಕೆತ್ತನೆಯಿಂದ ಪಡಿಮೂಡಿದ ರಾಮಲಲಾ ಮೂರ್ತಿಯು ಜನವರಿ 22 ರಂದು ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾಣ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪನೆ ನೆರವೇರುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ಮೈಸೂರಿನ ಹಿರಿಮೆ,… pic.twitter.com/y5qxaXbmDf
— Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) January 1, 2024
However, Yogiraj said he had not received any official communication about the idol. “I am not sure whether my work has been selected but I came to know about it only through the media, where BJP leaders spoke,” he told reporters.
“I was one among three sculptors selected by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra to carve an idol of Ram Lalla. As per the committee, we were told that Ram Lalla should be a five-year-old child. I have used the Krishna Shila stone of HD Kote to create a 51-inch idol. There was no reference of Bala Rama (child Rama) and as per the committee directions, keeping the divinity aspect along with the child-like face in mind, I started my work about six to seven months ago. I used to work 12 hours a day in Ayodhya to finish it. Krishna Shila has been used in temples in Karnataka for more than 1,000 years. I used the same stone for the Adi Shankaracharya sculpture,” he said.
Yogiraj’s Adi Shankaracharya idol has been placed in Kedarnath and his statue of Subhas Chandra Bose has been installed near India Gate in New Delhi.
While his family is into sculpture, Yogiraj started assisting his father from the age of 11 years. The MBA graduate said he had worked for a few years in a private firm but he later chose to continue sculpture.
“My mother was against my decision but my father supported me. In 2014, my mother was convinced when I received south India’s young talent award,” he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Ayodhya Ram temple on January 22.
You May Like
Photos
