All You Need to Know About Ayodhya Ram Mandir

There has been a long-running political, historical, and socio-religious debate over the Ayodhya land dispute in India. Specifically, the dispute involves the ownership of a plot of land in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, which is regarded among Hindus to be the birthplace of the Hindu god Ram, who is believed to have been born there.

It is believed that the Babri Masjid was built on the site of an ancient Hindu temple.

The issue begins with

Babri Masjid was destroyed by Hindu kar sevaks on December 6, 1992, triggering communal riots throughout the country. At least 2,000 people died as a result of the riots.

There have been various legal proceedings brought by both sides over the past few decades.

The court’s involvement

There have been so many hearings and actions on both sides.

In the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya, the Supreme Court concluded its hearings on October 16, 2019. Ram Janmabhoomi trust has received ownership of the disputed 2.77 acres in Ayodhya by a unanimous verdict of the apex court. Muslim leaders were ordered to build a mosque on an “suitable” and “prominent” piece of land in Ayodhya. Furthermore, the Court ordered the government to frame a plan within three months and create a trust to construct the temple in Ayodhya.

In Ayodhya, construction of the Ram Mandir, which began on August 5, 2020, has reached a full swing, according to Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra (SRJBTK). This temple was inaugurated in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A progress report of the temple was shared by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra (SRJBTK), the authority in charge of Ram Mandir’s operations and supervising the temple’s construction.

Currently, the work on raising the pedestal, which began on January 24 this year, is in progress, according to the report. Temple sanctum sanctorum, which will contain Ram Lalla idol, will be ready for worship by December 2023.

“The plinth is raised using granite stone blocks from Karnataka and Telangana. The installation of carved sandstones around the sanctum sanctorum will also commence soon. The Mandir will be built from pink sandstone from the hills of the Bansi-Paharpur region in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district. About 17,000 granite blocks will be used in the plinth work”
Stated the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust.

Architecture of Ayodhya Ram Mandir

Sompura family of Ahmedabad created the original design for the Ram temple in 1988. In this temple, Chandrakant Sompura is the chief architect.

In 2020, the Sompuras developed a new design in accordance with vastu shastra and shilpa shastras. Temple dimensions are 235 feet wide, 360 feet long, and 161 feet high. The temple complex will be the third largest Hindu shrine in the world when it is complete. The temple is designed in northern Indian temple architecture style Gujara-Chaulukya.

Construction of the temple and ramparts is being done by Larsen & Toubro, while project management is being handled by Tata Consulting Engineers.

What Next?

The dispute has now been resolved, and the land prices surrounding the temples have begun to rise. According to economic forecasts, the next one or two decades will be very prosperous.

Apart from the real estate sector, there is also expected to be an increase in the tourism and hospitality sectors in the near future.