A new idol of Ram Lalla sculpted by Mysuru-based Arun Yogiraj has been selected for installation at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, temple trust's general secretary Champat Rai said on Monday.

Replying to queries at a press conference here, he said the current idol of Ram Lalla will also be kept in the sanctum sanctorum of the new temple.

Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony is being organised in Ayodhya on January 22.

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