The two boulders of the Shaligram stone, which are being brought from the Gandaki river bank in Nepal for the construction of Ram Mandir will be handed over to the Ram Mandir Trust in Ayodhya on February 2.
Found only on the riverbanks of Kali Gandaki River that flows through Myagdi and Mustang district, the Shaligrams are already on their way to Ayodhya via Janakpurto. On arrival, idols of Lord Ram and Sita will be built by Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra.
The progresses made in the construction of the temple will be discussed and reviewed at the meeting. A decision will also be taken regarding the shape and stone of the permanent idol of Lord Ramlala.
Security has been beefed up in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya after two terrorists were arrested in the national capital, who according to the Delhi Police, were tasked to carry out targeted attacks on the 'right-wing Hindu leaders', an official said on Monday.
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.
The matter pertains to the comments made by the AIMIM chief, on various news channels on the Supreme Court judgement on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case.
As per sources, on January 4, Ram Janambhoomi Trust Board will have another meeting on the subject. This will be followed by a three-day meeting of the temple construction committee starting on January 5.
Das reportedly though keen "to participate in the journey" could not due to health reasons, so he gave his moral support to this journey through the letter, and the priest even termed the yatra to be right and timely, "comparable to the 'Dandi Yatra' taken out by Gandhi ji", a Congress party
A team of 150 devotees headed by Karnataka Minister CN Ashwath Narayanan offered a silver brick brought from their native place to the Ram Mandir in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya on Thursday.
In order to provide road connectivity from various locations to Ram Temple, the Yogi Adityanath government has approved projects worth about Rs 1,000 crores.