60 Million-Years-Old Shaligram Rocks To Sculpt Lord Ram Idol Reach Ayodhya From Nepal. In Pics

The rocks were given to the Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust following special prayers on Thursday afternoon.

Ayodhya: Priests and local people offer prayers near the holy stone Shaligram (a representation of Lord Vishnu in Hindu religion) after its arrival from Nepal, at Karsewak Puram in Ayodhya, Thursday.

A senior member of the temple trust said that special rocks from Nepal have arrived so that the idol of Lord Ram can be carved out of them and placed in the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Temple, reported news agency PTI. The rocks from Shaligram arrived late on Wednesday night. ( Image Source: PTI )

The rocks were given to the Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust following special prayers on Thursday afternoon. According to officials, the rocks were also worshiped by 51 Vedic teachers. ( Image Source: PTI )

They stated that these rocks were presented to Champat Rai, general secretary of the Ram Temple Trust, by Mahant Tapeshwar Das of the Janaki Mandir in Nepal. ( Image Source: PTI )

The "baalroop" (child form) idol of Lord Ram that has been carved out of these stones will be installed in the temple's sanctum sanctorum by January of next year. ( Image Source: PTI )

On January 25, Rajendra Singh Pankaj, the national secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, began transporting the two sacred rocks from Nepal's Mustang district. Two distinct trucks transported these 60 million-year-old rocks from Nepal to Ayodhya. The office in charge of the temple trust, Prakash Gupta, had previously stated that one rock weighed 26 tons and the other weighed 14 tons. ( Image Source: PTI )

In the Mustang district of Nepal, the two rocks were discovered in the Gandaki river close to Shaligrama or Muktinath, also known as the "place of salvation." ( Image Source: PTI )