1/6: Rakshit Shetty took to his Instagram handle to talk about his experience of visiting Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. / Image: Instagram

2/6: Rakshit Shetty wrote, "Since the day of Prana Pratista, I have been craving to see him live. I find his eyes real and I have zoomed into many pictures of his to see how it can be so realistic." / Image: Instagram

3/6: He further wrote, "It almost seemed like an illusionary effect adopted by the sculpture. Probably, sculptor must have carved the white part of the eye in a cross-cross manner to get this effect." / Image: Instagram

4/6: Rakshit Shetty continued, "Today I got to see him from a distance, as few lucky ones get to. I got to sit before him for almost half an hour and adore him." / Image: Instagram

5/6: Rakshit Shetty added, "Have never done this before, in front of any idol in my life. I admire the workmanship of all idols generally, but this adoration felt different." / Image: Instagram

6/6: Rakshit Shetty concluded, "Thanks to my Brother Ranjith, cousin Shrinish and my brother’s friends Sandesh Anna and Devi Charan Kava for accompanying me in this beautiful trip." / Image: Instagram