#243: 'Surya Tilak' | S&T

Apr 17, 2024

Lord Ram was offered #SuryaTilak on Ram Navami

• What's Surya Tilak?

• How's Indian Institute of Astrophysics Bengaluru related?

• What's the science behind it?

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1. Surya Tilak

• Surya Abhishek = sun comes down on earth to decorate forehead of Lord Rama

• A mixture of Optics & Mechanics to direct sun rays carefully on deity's forehead

2. Indian Institute of Astrophysics

• Autonomous body u/ Dept. of S&T

• Performed calculations & optimized optical system as per the current structure of the temple

• Plan of 4 mirrors & 4 lenses in place once entire temple is complete

3. Other details

• It'll now be an annual event

• Performed for a ~3 minutes starting at 12:00 noon

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