Live
- TS Records 91.31% pass percentage in SSC results
- May Day 2024: Here is a brief story on labour divisions in the country
- TDP-Jana Sena-BJP alliance releases manifesto
- Arch-rivals MIM, BJP amp up high voltage poll drive; low-key campaigning by others
- Women candidates give men a run for their money at hustings
- Modi remotely controlling Jagan, says Sharmila
- Green Nobel for Alok Shukla
- JD(S) suspends Prajwal Revanna
- AstraZeneca admits Covishield can cause rare side effects
- TDP hopes to break YSRCP’s winning streak
Just In
Berhampur: ‘Surya Tilak’ illuminates Ram Lalla’s forehead; odia scientist heads project
The forehead of Ram Lalla idol was anointed with a ray of sunlight (‘Surya Tilak’) in Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir on Ram Navami amidst huge rush of devotees on Wednesday.
Berhampur : The forehead of Ram Lalla idol was anointed with a ray of sunlight (‘Surya Tilak’) in Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir on Ram Navami amidst huge rush of devotees on Wednesday.
“There was great tension and we heaved a sigh of relief after the project achieved cent percent success”, said Saroj Kumar Panigrahi, Odia scientist at the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI)-Roorkee, who led a team of 10 scientists stationed at the Ram Mandir to ensure the success of this auspicious event.
The weather was conducive for the event with a sunny and clear sky. “The primary goal of ‘Surya Tilak’ project is to place a ‘tilak’ on the forehead of the Shri Ram idol during each Shri Ram Navami celebration. As part of this initiative, sunlight was directed onto the forehead of Lord Ram precisely from 11.58 am to 12.02 pm on Shri Ram Navami in the Chaitra month annually,” explained Saroj Panigrahi.
“The opto-mechanical system consists of four mirrors and four lenses fitted inside the tilt mechanism and piping systems. The complete cover with an aperture for the tilt mechanism is placed at the top floor to divert the sun rays through mirrors and lenses to the Garbha Girha,” he said.
The technical support from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics and the manufacturing expertise of Optica, a Bengaluru-based company, further helped the project’s execution. ”The mirrors and lenses are of very high quality and durable enough to sustain a long period. The inner surfaces of pipes, elbows and enclosures are black powder-coated to avoid scattering of sunlight.
Also, at the top aperture, an infrared (IR) filter glass was used to restrict the Sun’s heat waves from falling on the idol’s forehead. The ray is so hot that if one tries to touch it without the IF filter glass, his body will burn”, said Saroj Panigrahi.
The apparatus, featuring mirrors and lenses, has now been dismantled and kept in a room after the success of this event to safely preserve it for Ram Navami next year. This mechanism, officially termed the ‘Surya Tilak mechanism’, marks a significant scientific and engineering feat.
© 2024 Hyderabad Media House Limited/The Hans India. All rights reserved. Powered by hocalwire.com