Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 27: The temple trust announced on Wednesday that the pure white Makrana marble sanctum sanctorum of the magnificent Ram Temple in Ayodhya will host an idol of Lord Ram in his childlike form, known as Ram Lalla, starting next month. The five-year-old Ram Lalla, represented by a 51-inch-tall idol of Lord Ram, will be chosen from three designs, according to Champat Rai, Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra. He declared, “The one with the greatest divineness and the childlike appearance will be chosen.”According to Champat Rai, who was describing the map of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple, the entire structure was built using 21–22 lakh cubic feet of stone. “In the last 100–200 years, such a large stone structure would not have been built in Northern India, and certainly not in the South,” he declared. Beneath the structure is an artificial rock foundation consisting of 56 layers that was designed and constructed by engineers. Secondly, a plinth raised to a height of 21 feet is constructed from 17,000 granite blocks that are native to Telangana and Karnataka. The temple structure was built using about five lakh cubic feet of pink sandstone from Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The pure white Makrana marble that makes up the temple’s sanctum sanctorum is ready, he informed reporters in this location. On January 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend the Ram Temple’s consecration ceremony. The event, which is expected to attract dignitaries and people from all walks of life, is fully planned. According to the trust secretary, the temple is being built on the northern portion of the 70 acres that the Supreme Court granted to Hindus in 2019.Here, a three-story temple is being constructed. The temple’s first floor is currently being built, while the ground floor has been finished. The four-cornered Prakara wall, which encloses the temple, spans almost 750 metres, according to Rai. He claimed that the wall enclosing the temple is special because it is 14 feet wide. He said, “The Prakara will also be double-storeyed, with devotees being able to perform the Parikrama (temple circumambulation) on the upper floor.”According to Rai, the Prakara’s construction could take an additional six to eight months. “Locker facilities for 25,000 pilgrims have been made at Pilgrimage Facility Centre (PFC),” he said, providing information about the facilities for the pilgrims visiting the temple. Beside the PFC, a small hospital will also be constructed. Additionally, a sizable complex with restrooms and other amenities has been built for the pilgrims; two sewer treatment plants are also being built here to handle the waste from this complex. According to the secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, the powerhouse is the source of the electricity supply.“There won’t be any pressure on the Municipal Corporation’s electrical line because we have a direct dedicated line from the powerhouse, 33 KW, and its receiving station and three distribution stations have been built inside the premises,” he continued. According to the trust secretary, an underground water reservoir has also been excavated close to the building in case the fire department needs water. We will extract water from the ground or the Saryu River as needed. However, groundwater will only seep into the earth. Over twenty acres of this land are under construction, and the remaining fifty acres are covered in vegetation. The age of these trees is one hundred years.There are certain dense forests where the light from the sun never reaches the earth. Thus, the land’s water level will always remain constant. We are developing a zero discharge policy, so water won’t enter Saryu,” he continued. On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit the temple city to officially open the Ayodhya railway station and airport, which are being renovated primarily using the temple model.
