What is Garbha Grah? Know All About Ram Mandir Ayodhya Idol Placement

Ayodhya Ram Mandir Garbha Griha: The 51-inch tall idol of Ram Lalla crafted by Arun Yogiraj is placed in the Garbha Griha or Sanctum Sanctorum of the main temple. Prime Minister Narendra Modi served as the Mukhya Yajman (transl. chief patron) for the Prana Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla. The 5-year-old child form of Lord Ram idol was placed in the Garbha Griha yesterday during the ceremony attended by millions of devotees from all over the around. 

This article is to inform you about the Garbha Griha, or sanctum sanctorum of Ayodhya Ram Mandir.

What is Garbha Griha or Sanctum Sanctorum?

Sanctum Sanctorum is a translation of the Hebrew word. The Latin word sanctum sanctorum means "the holy place/thing. In Hinduism, the temple's innermost part where the Murti of the deity is referred to as Garbha Griha, or sanctum sanctorum. It is the innermost section of the Hindu temple where resides the murti (idol or icon) of the primary deity of the temple.

Measuring 20 feet in length, 20 feet in width, and with a height of 161 feet, the Garbha Griha of the Ram temple is reportedly one of the largest temples worldwide.

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How does the Garbha Griha look?

Garbha Griha is constructed in the western corner of the temple. It is built with no windows to maintain the scarce availability of light in this part of the temple and is secured with a meticulously decorated door. These features are purposely incorporated into the Garbha Griha to help devotees focus their attention and mind on the embodiment of the divine idol. 

What is the significance of Garbha Griha?

The altar also known as God’s vedi is never built in an open hall. Garbha Griha serves as the most important point of the temple and is specially designed to maintain the divinity and purity of the temple. Hence, priests and devotees follow utmost purity and hygiene inside the Grabha Griha.

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Arun Yogiraj, the sculptor from Mysuru, created the 51-inch idol out of a rock that is three billion years old. The blue-coloured Krishna Shile, sometimes known as black schist, was extracted from Ramdas's Mysuru farm. This sky-blue, fine-to-medium-grained metamorphic rock is commonly referred to as soapstone due to its smooth surface texture, which makes it perfect for idol carving by sculptors.

The Ram Lalla idol will be known as "Balak Ram" as it depicts the deity as a five-year-old boy in a standing posture."The idol of Lord Ram, whose consecration was done on January 22, has been named as 'Balak Ram'. The reason for naming the idol of Lord Ram as 'Balak Ram' is that he resembles a child, whose age is five years," Arun Dixit, a priest associated with the consecration ceremony told PTI.

The Adhyatma Ramayana, Valmiki Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas, and the Alavandar Stotram are just a handful of the texts that have been studied and researched in great detail to create the idol's embellishments, according to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra. All devotees can witness the grandeur of Ayodhya Ram from 7:00 AM to 11:30 AM (Morning Schedule) and 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM (noon).

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