The first Surya Tilak was performed on Ramlala, who was seated in Ayodhya, on Ramnavami. For three minutes, Ramlala was exposed to the sun's beams. The Bengaluru company used 20 Ashtadhatu pipes to prepare this system. The system was donated to the temple by the corporation, valued at Rs 1.20 crore.
There were twenty Ashtadhatu pipes put in this 65-foot system. Each pipe is roughly one meter long. These pipes were connected to the first-floor ceiling in order to be delivered into the temple. To keep Ramlala's head from being exposed to the hot rays, a filter was utilized.
Everything was prepared by the Bengaluru company Optics & Allied Engineering Private Limited (Optica), including the mirror and the pipe utilized in Surya Tilak. It was created by the Central Building Research Institute of Roorkee (CBRI).
The pipe, mirror, and filter were installed concurrently by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics Bengaluru (IIA). It was 1.20 crore rupees in cost. For this, Optica Company's proprietor did not accept payment of any kind.
On Ramnavmi, the sun will anoint Ramlala each year. Additionally, its timing will advance until 2043. In 2043, the schedule for 2024 will be repeated.
team spoke with a CBRI scientist to learn more about Surya Tilak's mechanism. In addition, the main priest of Ramlala, Acharya Satyendra Das, can tell you about its religious significance.
Let us first understand the Surya Tilak process in its entirety.
Under the condition of anonymity, a CBRI scientist revealed that the IIA Bengaluru team worked with us to design it. It had four lenses and four mirrors. These are all very valuable and of the highest standard.
Ramlala's idol faces east. As a result, it is positioned so that the idol will receive reflections from rays coming from the other direction. Sunlight fell on a mirror that was affixed to the first-floor ceiling of the temple. There were installed pipes that connected it.
Every bend in the path has a lens installed to further reflect the light.
The pipe was positioned such that no one could see it behind the temple's wall. Then, additional pipes were joined and brought inside with the aid of an aperture. In order to reflect and advance the sun's beams, a lens and mirror were positioned at each bend.
The pipe was fitted so that no one could see it, not even in front of the idol of God. At the pipe's end, there was also a mirror and a lens. The sun's beams struck Ramlala's head right through these. Religion was taken into consideration during the entire design process, in addition to scientific considerations.
Actually, we were informed by the monks manning the temple that, for religious reasons, it was improper for sunlight to enter through the iron pipe. As a result, our team employed just Ashtadhatu anywhere it was intended to be used, excluding glass.
Twenty-one-meter-long Ashtadhatu pipes were employed in this. The pipe was connected to the first-floor ceiling in order to be hauled inside. Every pipe is one meter long. The diameter area is 200 mm, and the thickness is 3 mm.
IR filters put in place to stop heat radiation
According to CBRI scientist, Ramlala's head was spared from the sun's scorching rays since IR filter glass was used. This glass lowers the temperature of the sun's beams by 50 percent. Its mirror and lens together measure slightly less than one foot in diameter. What needs to be installed where and how? IIA Bengaluru was in charge of fitting it.
In addition to CBRI Roorkee and IIA Bengaluru, the testing also included company engineers and staff. These three institutions worked together to finalize this system. According to CBRI scientist, Surya Tilak was arranged by Tirtha Kshetra Trust to commemorate Pran Pratistha and make the inaugural Ram Navami even more spectacular.
Following our conversation with the Optica firm, which is situated in Bengaluru, we first tested it in our institute. Scientists from Bangalore's Indian Institute of Astrophysical Physics (IIA) assisted us in this. There, the experiment proved to be successful. Following this, we began the Ram Temple's fitting process.
Up to 2043, Surya Tilak will occur at a later time each year.
A CBRI expert stated that the Indian Institute of Astrophysical Physics, Bangalore (IIA) research indicates that Surya Tilak's lifespan will lengthen annually. For 19 years, there will be a slight rise in time. It will then repeat once again, resembling Ram Navami. In other words, Surya Tilak will last for the same amount of time on Ram Navami in 2024 as he will 19 years later on the same day in 2043. Year after year, the sun actually shines for a greater period of time. Then, 19 years later, it reverts to its former state.
Easy to use; no maintenance costs anymore.
According to CBRI scientists, every component utilized in it is highly costly and high-quality. Over time, it won't deteriorate. It is permanently implemented as of right now. We'll use it on all Ram Navamis. The Ram temple is presently under construction. It will need to be moved back to the third floor once the renovation is finished.
It might then be necessary to install certain components, such as pipes, mirrors, and lenses. That being said, no large mechanism needs to be installed in order to use it annually. Everything is arranged appropriately. It is also simple to use. This is the reason it can be operated later by the temple's priest personnel. The few individuals that are left must also receive training.
Acharya Satyendra Das, the main priest of Ramlala, delivered a couplet from Tulsidas.
"No one knows the meaning of the month's day or the day of the month." Rabi Thakeu Nisa Kavan Bidhi Hoi, the chariot included.
That is to say, it is thought that Lord Surya was so ecstatic at the birth of Lord Ram that he traveled to Ayodhya on his chariot and spent a full month here. This resulted in a month without a night in Ayodhya. In other words, one day is now equivalent to one month.
According to Acharya Satyendra Das, Lord Ram was a member of the Suryavanshi family. Surya was applied as a forehead tilak in their family. Surya is their ancestor as well as their clan's symbol. In response, after 500 years, a magnificent temple dedicated to Lord Ram has been constructed. Thus, on Ram Navami, Surya Tilak was performed. When Surya Tilak used scientific methods, the results were even superior.
The construction of a magnificent temple dedicated to Lord Ram has taken hundreds of years, according to Sharad Sharma, the media coordinator for the Ram Mandir Teerth Kshetra Trust and VHP. Since Lord Ram was a Suryavanshi, the scientific method was used to create Surya Tilak. For an entire year, the outline was being prepared.
