Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and seers from around 90 mutts and temples associated with the Ram Mandir movement were present at the ceremony.
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minsiter Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the garbagriha, sanctum sanctorum, of the Ram Mandir being built in Ayodhya. After laying the foundation, Adityanath said, Ram Mandir will be a symbol of India’s unity.
Speaking to the media, Yogi Adityanath said, “The construction work of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi around two years ago. The work is successfully proceeding and we are fortunate that the ritual of keeping the stones in the ‘garbhagriha’ was initiated today (Wednesday).”
Nripendra Misra, the Chairman of Ayodhya Ram Mandir construction committee, said, “The work on the superstructure begins today (Wednesday). We have a three-stage time frame (for the completion of works) — Garbhagriha by 2023, temple construction by 2024 end and the main constructions of the temple complex by 2025.”
Yogi Adityanath also said, “Ram Mandir will be the national temple of India. People have been waiting for this day since a long time. Ram Mandir will be a symbol of India’s unity.”
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and seers from around 90 mutts and temples associated with the Ram Mandir movement were present at the ceremony.
It is important to note that on Monday, the The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust received the silver bricks, metals and other ornaments kept in the Faizabad treasury when the hearing of the Babri Masjid Ramjanmabhoomi case was on at the Supreme Court. The metals and silver bricks along with the ornaments were donated by devotees at the makeshift temple.