Full Information of Sri Ram Temple Ayodhya

#About Shri Ram

According to Ramayana and other Puranas, Lord Shri Ram was born in 5114 BC. The people of Ayodhya love Lord Shri Ram very much. Shri Ram was the son of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya. Lord Shri Ram is also called the incarnation of Vishnu. Not only this, due to his special works he is also called Maryada Purushottam.

A grand Hindu Ram temple is being built at the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya, which, according to the Ramayana, is the birthplace of Lord Shri Ram, the principal deity of Hinduism. The construction of the Shri Ram temple is being supervised by Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra. The Bhoomi Pujan ritual was performed by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi on 5 August 2020 and the construction of the temple started rapidly.

#History: Ram Janmabhoomi

Sri Rama is a widely worshiped Hindu king, considered to be an incarnation of Hari Vishnu. According to the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, Shri Ram was born in Ayodhya. It is known as Ram Janmabhoomi or the birthplace of Ram. In the 15th century, the Mughals built the Babri Masjid on the Ram Janmabhoomi. Hindus believe that a mosque was built after the Hindu temple was demolished. This dispute became violent in the 1850s itself.

Vishwa Hindu Parishad had announced that it would lay the foundation stone of the temple in the disputed area, even before this the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court had ordered a ban on it. Later, Rajiv Gandhi's ministry permitted VHP to lay the foundation stone and then Home Minister Buta Singh immediately permitted VHP leader Ashok Singhal ji. Initially, the Central and State governments had agreed to hold the foundation stone laying ceremony outside the disputed site.

A group of leaders and sadhus laid the foundation stone on 9 November 1989 by digging a 7 cubic foot pit on the disputed land. Singhdwar was established here. Kameshwar Chaupal (a Dalit leader from Bihar) became one of the first to lay the foundation stone. When the demolition of Babri Masjid took place in December 1992, the dispute turned violent. Various ownership and legal disputes also occurred, such as the passing of the Ayodhya Ordinance, 1993 for the acquisition of certain areas. In 2019, the Supreme Court ruled on the Ayodhya dispute that the disputed land should be handed over to the trust formed by the government. The trust that has been created was Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerthkshetra.

It was announced in Parliament on 5 February 2020 that the Modi Ministry has accepted a plan for the construction of the temple. The temple deity, Ram Lalla, was the plaintiff in the court case over this dispute since 1989. He was represented by senior VHP leader Triloki Nath Pandey, who was considered to be the next 'human' friend of Ram Lalla.

According to Ramayana, Ayodhya was founded by Manu. This Puri was situated on the banks of Saryu, whose length was twelve yojanas (about 144 km) and width was three yojanas (about 36 km). Ayodhya is a city of Hindu temples. This city remained the capital of Suryavanshi kings for many centuries. According to Skandapuran, on the banks of Saryu, there is another city of Ayodhya full of divine beauty like Amravati. Relics related to the Hindu religion can be seen here even today.

#Ayodhya Temple Area and Capacity

Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya is spread over 54,700 square feet. Shri Ram Mandir The temple area covers approximately 2.7 acres of land. The entire Ram Mandir complex will be spread over approximately 70 acres and will be equipped to host around one million devotees at any time.

#Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Building material

Shri Ram Temple was constructed in Bansi Paharpur sandstone. The superstructure of the carved Rajasthan Bansi is made of Paharpur stone, a rare pink marble, world-famous for its beauty and strength.

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#Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Temple Design 

The original design of Shri Ram Mandir was prepared in 1988 by the Sompura family of Ahmedabad. Sompura has contributed to the design of over 100 temples across the world for at least 15 generations, including the Somnath Temple.

The Central Building Research Institute, National Geophysical Research Institute, and Indian Institutes of Technology (such as Bombay, Guwahati, and Madras) are assisting in areas such as soil testing, concrete, and design. Reports emerged that the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) had identified a stream of Saryu that flows below the temple. 

#Ayodhya Ram Mandir Inauguration Date

Ahead of the grand inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh on January 22, 2024, the process of distributing invitation cards to the people for the consecration ceremony of 'Ram Lalla' has started. Visuals on social media showed letters being sent by Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. Letters will be sent to around 8,000 people to attend the 'Pran Pratishtha' (consecration ceremony) in Ayodhya.

#Shri Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham Inauguration Date

Ayodhya International Airport is officially named Shri Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham.
Ahead of the inauguration of the Ram temple in the holy city of Ayodhya, IndiGo has announced several new domestic flights. The budget carrier will operate the inaugural flight from the soon-to-be-inaugurated Shri Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in Ayodhya Dham. The inaugural flight of Shri Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham will land in Ayodhya on December 30, 2023. Commercial operations for direct flights between Ayodhya and Delhi will begin on January 6, 2024.
Ayodhya will be connected to Ahmedabad from January 11.

#Arun Govil and Deepika Chikhalia have been invited to the inauguration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya

Arun Govil and Deepika Chikhalia, who played the roles of Shri Ram and Mata Sita in the TV historical show 'Ramayana', have been invited to the inauguration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Invitations have been sent to both of them for consecration in the Ram temple. Deepika Chikhalia has been invited as a special guest.

#The 'Bharat Yatra' going from Nepal's Janakpur Dham to Ayodhya will enter the Indian border on Friday. This journey has entered the Indian border from Birgunj of Nepal. During this time, thousands of Ram devotees from both countries came dancing and singing on the border. Thousands of people were holding saffron flags in their hands and raising slogans of Shri Ram. After this, we left for Ayodhya Yatra.

#According to the belief of Tripura, Mithila culture, when a daughter enters her in-law's house, she gets relief from the burden. Following this tradition, lists and gifts are being sent from Janakpur Dham to Ayodhya in two trucks. This Bharat Yatra to Ayodhya has entered the Indian border from Birgunj in Nepal today (Friday).

#First Glimpse of the idol of lord Ram's

The first glimpse of the idol of lord Ram at the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya. The idol, made by Mysuru sculptor Arun Yogiraj, adorns the sanctum of the temple at Ayodhya and it has been chiseled out of a three billion-year-old rock. According to C. Srikantappa, UGC-emeritus professor (retired), Department of Earth Sciences, University of Mysore, geologically rocks around Mysuru from part of the Archaean Dharwar craton and the basement rocks exposed around Mysuru are sialic in composition, termed as Peninsular gneiss. U-Pb isotopic studies of zircon grains in gneissic rocks give an age of three billion years, suggesting that they are the oldest rocks exposed in southern Indian.