Bhubaneswar, March 15 -- In a show of utter devotion for Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman, a carpenter from Kanteikoli village under Ganjam's Hinjilicut block carved the entire Hanuman Chalisha on wood and presented it to Lord Ram Lalla at Ayodhya.

The artist, Arun Sahu made it by engraving Hanuman Chalisa on a 6-ft long wooden plank. He was invited by the Ram Mandir Trust a few days back.

Speaking about the Hanuman Chalisa, he said, "I am very happy today that I got the opportunity of meeting CM Yogi Adityanath in person. I had made a picture of him on wood too. I gifted him that. He was quite happy to see the wooden portrait and praised the artists of Odisha."Ganjam Carpenter Meets Yogi Adityanath

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