General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Champat Rai on Sunday announced that the the 'pran pratishtha' (consecration) of the Ram idol at the sanctum-sanctorum of the under-construction Ram Temple at Ayodhya will take place between January 15-24 next year.
The progress of ground floor in Ram Temple was reviewed recently by the senior members of the Trust including Chairman Construction Committee, Nripendra Misra.The engineering teams of Larsen & Tourbo, Tata Consulting Engineers and Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust also participated.
The Uttar Pradesh Government headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has accelerated preparations for the opening of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya in the first week of January next year.
"The first phase will be completed by December 2023, the second by December 2024 and the third by December 2025 when the complex will also be completed. As the chairman, it is my effort that by December 30, 2023, the devotees can see their lord," he said.
While addressing a rally in Ayodhya, CM Yogi said, "Ayodhya is attracting the world today with pride. Before 2017, people who hesitated to take even the name of Ayodhya, let alone visit the place, are now eager to come to the city. Ayodhya will become one of the most beautiful cities in the
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who arrived in Ayodhya on Sunday, hit out at Uddhav Thackeray and said that he went against his father's dreams for power but we rectified the mistake.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited under construction Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple site in Ayodhya. On reaching Ayodhya Ramkatha helipad CM Yogi was given a guard of honour.
The idol of Lord Ram Lalla will be placed at its original place in the upcoming temple in Ayodhya in the third week of January 2024, said Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra treasurer Swami Govind Dev Giri Maharaj on Wednesday.
A threat call was received at Ram Lalla Sadan in Ayodhya to blow up the Ram Janmabhoomi where the construction of Ram temple is underway, police said on Thursday.
As Ram temple in Ayodhya nears completion, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Friday said that the idol of Ram Lala would be installed on the Makar Sankranti next year.