Ayodhya: The idols of Ram Darbar to be installed on the second floor of Ram Mandir will be ready and reach Ayodhya by January 15. These idols are being made in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Apart from this, seven idols of seven temples of Saptmandapam and six idols of six temples of the rampart are also being made in Jaipur. All these idols will be ready by January.
Nripendra Mishra, Chairman of Ram Mandir Nirman Samiti, said that architect Ashish Sompura has completed the testing of the idol of Ram Darbar, the idols have been found satisfactory. The work of shaping the idols on marble stone is going on. Famous sculptor Vasudev Kamat is shaping Ram Darbar.
The idols of Lord Ram, Sita, Laxman, Bharat, Shatrughan and Hanuman will be together in Ram Darbar. This idol will be ready and reach Ayodhya by January 15. Nripendra Mishra said that 90 bronze murals are being made in the 800 meter long rampart of Ram Mandir. Out of these, 11 murals have been completed. The length of one mural is seven feet and the width is six feet. Five craftsmen are engaged in their construction. The target is to complete the entire work of the rampart by October 2025.
Nripendra Mishra said that four entrance gates are to be built in the Ram temple, the design of which is ready. The State Construction Corporation is building these gates. Work has started on the northern gate. Work on gate number 11 is also set to start soon, after which gate number three and gate number 10 will also be built. All four entrance gates will be ready by June 2025. These entrance gates will also be made of red stones of Vanshi Pahadpur.
Donation of 1.51 lakh given for Ram temple
For the construction of Ram temple, State President of Baroda Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank Joint Council RK Singh has donated Rs 1.51 lakh. He presented a cheque of Rs 1.51 lakh to Nripendra Mishra, Chairman of Ram Mandir Nirman Samiti at the Circuit House. He said that the dream of centuries is coming true with the construction of Ram temple.
940 kg silver donated in four years
Devotees donate a large amount of gold and silver to Ramlala every day. In the last four years, 940 kg silver has been donated to Ramlala. The responsibility of testing its quality has been handed over to Security Printing Corporation of India, an institution of the Government of India. The quality of the silver donated by the society to Ramlala is excellent. 71 samples were taken to test the quality, out of which 90 to 98 percent silver was found in 64 samples. The society has donated silver of excellent quality.
Way cleared for appointment of priests
The appointment of 20 priests who were trained in Ram temple was also discussed in the meeting. A new manual has also been made for these priests. These priests have been given six months of training. They have also been given certificates. The priests who will accept the manual will be taken into the services of the temple. These priests will be deployed for worship in all the 18 temples of the complex including Ram Mandir.
Fixed time limit for temple construction
March 2025 – Shikhar construction
April 2025 – Saptmandapam including temple
August 2025 – Sheshavatar temple
October 2025 – Parkota
