The construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya is carried on speedily as almost 50 per cent of the construction work has been completed and the sanctum sanctorum and the first floor of the temple will be ready by December 2023, a trust official disclosed.
Showing the ongoing construction work on the temple premises, general secretary of Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Champat Rai, said that Lord Ram would be placed in the sanctum sanctorum by January 2024.
Significantly, on August 5, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Since then, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been consistently monitoring the progress of the construction of the temple by collecting monthly reports and visiting the construction site, apart from having a darshan of Ram Lalla whenever he is on a tour to Ayodhya. Champat Rai said special attention would be paid to the security of the temple and the visitors in view of instructions of the Prime Minister “Besides, a plan will be prepared to deal with the population of tourists to visit the place,” he said.
Rai said that the size of the main temple was 350x250 feet and the ground floor work would be completed by December 2023. He added that by 2024, devotees could visit and have darshan of Ram Lalla at the temple.
At present work is underway in the octagonal sanctum sanctorum with 500 huge stones having been laid.
According to Rai, there will be 12 gates made of teak wood at the Ram temple. Besides, there will be 160 pillars on the first floor of the temple and about 82 pillars on the second floor. Its work is expected to be completed by December 2023. Pran pratishthan (consecration) of the idol of Lord Ram is expected to be performed on the occasion of Makar Sankranti in 2024.