The construction of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya is scheduled to begin in August 2020. The Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has finalized the schedule for the grand temple's construction.
The Ram Janmabhoomi Trust has proposed to hold 'Bhoomi Pujan' for Ram Temple construction in the first week of August. The 'Bhoomi Pujan' or place worship of the construction area is scheduled to be held on 3rd or 5th August.
The Trust has decided to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Bhoomi Pujan and hence, the final date will be announced upon confirmation from the Prime Minister’s Office. The decision was taken during a meeting of the trust members in Ayodhya on July 18.
Key Highlights
• Bhoomi puja will be done at the Garbh Griha to mark the formal beginning of the construction of the grand temple and the invites have been sent out for the same.
The Prime Minister has reportedly agreed to come to Ayodhya for the ceremony and so, the construction work will begin on the date confirmed by the PMO.
We have sent to Prime Minister two dates to choose from - either 3rd August or 5th August - as the date to lay down the foundation of the Ram Temple. The constrcutin will begin on the date he deems fit: Kameshawar Chaupal, Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust pic.twitter.com/3mcLboVsKv
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 18, 2020
• Besides the Prime Minister, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, few Ministers and MPs of the region are likely to be present on the occasion. The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat is also expected to attend the event.
• The temple construction ceremony was earlier supposed to have a bigger list of attendees including many Union Ministers, Chief Ministers and other important dignitaries. However, the list will be kept short in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• As per reports, the construction of the grand temple at Ramjanmbhoomi in Ayodhya is likely to begin in August.
When will Ram Mandir construction get completed?
According to Champat Rai, Secretary of Ram Janmabhoomi Trust, the construction of the grand Ram Temple will take at least 3-3.5 years to get completed. The design of the temple has been changed slightly. Instead of the earlier proposed two domes, the Ram temple will now have five domes and the height of the Temple has also been increased to 161 feet.
Background
The Ramjanmabhoomi Trust was set up by the centre upon the mandate of the Supreme Court. In March 2020, a new place was created to shift the idol of Lord Ram. The idols will remain in the temporary structure until the construction of the temple is completed.
In a landmark judgement on November 9, 2019, a 5-judge Supreme Court bench headed by the then CJI Ranjan Gogoi unanimously ruled in favour of the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, on the land claimed by Sunni Waqf Board/Ram Lalla/Nirmohi Akhara.
The apex court upheld the claim that the disputed Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid site is the birthplace of Ram and ruled that whole of the disputed land will be given for construction of a Ram Temple and 5 acres of alternate land will be provided to the Sunni Waqf Board for the construction of a Mosque.
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