Surya Tilak
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Surya Tilak (Devanagari: सूर्य तिलक, Romanised: Sūrya Tilaka) also known as Surya Abhishek[1] is the modern technological ritual of directing a beam of sunlight onto the forehead of the Ram Lalla idol within the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya on the occasion of Ram Navami. The first Surya Tilak was held on 17 April 2024. It is the collaborative event guided by the traditional Vedic rituals and supported by the modern scientific engineering. It is a display of modern science being used to enhance a religious and spiritual event.[2][3][4][5]
