Ram Mandir Spire Nears Completion, Prana-Pratishtha by June 20
Today, the festival of Ram Navami is being celebrated all over the country. Meanwhile, the work of the Ram Mandir Shikhar in Ayodhya is in its final stage. The work of Ram Darbar on the second floor of the temple has been completed.
More than 10 marble statues will be installed here, which will make the devotees feel as if they have come to the court of Lord Ram in person. The important thing is that the Ram temple will be completely ready by the first week of next June.
Ram Mandir architect Chandrakant Sompura said that the ground floor was built by the time of Prana-Pratishtha last year. After that, in one and a half years, more than 80% of the work of the second and third floor, dome and spire of the temple has been completed. The remaining work will be completed in the next one and a half months.
The entire temple will be ready by June, after which full Prana-Pratishtha will be done by the temple trust. This temple is being built as a ‘Vishnu Panchayatan Temple’. According to sources estimate, the full Prana-Pratishtha of the temple can be done between 20 and 30 June.
Ayodhya is decorated for the birth anniversary of Lord Shri Ram. The celebration will begin on Sunday with Chaitra Pratipada. Many religious events will be held throughout the day in the grand Ram temple. The Lord’s Abhishek will take place from 9:30 am, which will continue till 10:30 am. After this, Ramlala will be dressed in pink clothes and a ruby tilak will be applied on his forehead.
During this, the Lord will be adorned for the birth anniversary, which will last till 11:50 am. During this, the Lord will wear yellow silk clothes, which have been embroidered with gold threads. Gems have also been put in them.
After this, at exactly 12 noon, the rays of the sun will shine on the Lord’s forehead in the form of a tilak. This Surya Tilak will last for 4 minutes.
Ram Darbar has been built on the second floor, where statues of Lord Shri Ram, Mata Janaki, Laxmanji, Bharatji, Shatrughnaji and Hanumanji will be installed. These statues are currently being made in Jaipur. All these idols will reach Ayodhya by April 15. The height of each idol in Ram-Darbar has been kept between 4 to 5 feet.
16 statues on 450 pillars Bansipaharpur stone has been used in Ram Darbar, Makrana marble has been used in flooring. 16 statues have been carved on each pillar and there are 450 such pillars in total. This will be the first temple in the world.
After visiting the child form of Ramji in the sanctum sanctorum, devotees will be able to visit Ram Darbar on the second floor. For this, 14 to 16 feet wide stairs have been built. There is also a lift for the disabled.