On January 22, 2024, the Pran Pratishtha puja (inauguration ceremony) of Ram Mandir Ayodhya is going to happen. In this ceremony, the childhood idol of Lord Ram will be placed in the temple. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he will fast for 11 days until the inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
Various important guests have been given the invitation for the inauguration ceremony, such as Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Virat Kohli, Mukesh Ambani, Alia Bhatt, Kangna Ranaut, Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulakar, and many more. But the Congress party has rejected the invitation by saying that this inauguration ceremony is like the BJP’s election agenda for 2024.
Lord Ram’s Idol’s Features are:
Let us discuss the history of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya till now.
The idol is 51 inches in length.
It was sculpted by the Mysore-based sculptor, Arun Yogiraj.
The idol is depicted as a 5-year-old child standing with a smiling face.
The idol is made up of a black stone.
In the right hand of the idol, there is an arrow, and in the left hand, there is a bow.
History of Ram Mandir Ayodhya
According to the Hindu epic Ramayana, Ayodhya is the birthplace of Lord Ram.
In 1526, Babar attacked India and established his empire here.
According to Baburnama, Mir Baqi, commander of Babur, destroyed the Ram Temple in 1528 and established the Babri Masjid here.
In 1853, during British colonial rule, there was for the first time a clash between Hindus and Muslims. Then, to stop this violent clash, the Britishers in 1859 allowed Muslims to do their rituals inside Babri Masjid, and Hindus were allowed to do puja at Ram Chabutra.
After independence, in 1949, Lord Rama devotees placed idols of Ram and Sita in Babri Masjid. The government declared the Babri Masjid a controversial structure.
The Faizabad district court in 1986 gave permission to Hindus to do their puja rituals in Babri Masjid. Then Allahabad Court in 1989 took over the case and ordered the maintenance of status quo of Faizabad district court. The site was opened for the Hindus.
Mahant Raghubir, in 1885, filed a petition in the Faizabad court to construct a Ram temple near the Babri Masjid.
In 1990, the BJP, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, and RSS started the pan-India movement for the construction of Ram Temple.
In 1992, Karsevak destroyed Babri Masjid, and communal riots took place in the whole of India, which led to the deaths of over 2000 people.
The BJP, under the leadership of Modi, announced the construction of Ram Mandir in the 2014 election manifesto.
In 2019, the Supreme Court’s five judges bench declared the Babri Masjid complex would be given to a trust for building Ram Temple, and Muslims have been allotted 5 acres of land in Dhanipur village, 22 km from Ayodhya, for the construction of the Masjid.
On August 5, 2020, Modi laid the foundation stone for the Ram temple.
Some Details About Ram Mandir
- Ram Mandir Temple has been constructed on 2.7 acres of land.
- The responsibility to supervise the construction of Ram Mandir has been entrusted to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.
- The construction work has been given to Larsen and Toubro.
- There will be three floors in the temple: the ground floor, the first floor, and the second floor. In the temple, a total of 12 gates have been built.
- Ram Mandir is constructed in Nagar Shelly, where there are five mandapas.
- Nritya Mandap
- Rang Mandap
- Sabha Mandap
- kirtan Mandap
- prathana Mandap
6. In four corners, there are four mandiras: Bhagwan Surya, Bhagwan Ganesh, Bhagwan Shiv, and Devi Bhagwati.
7. The services provided by the temple are as follows:
- Emergency Medical Aid
- Ramps for elder devotees
- Pilgrim facility center
- Visitor management system
8. There is also a facility for a water treatment plant.
Who inaugurated the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya?
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
What services are provided by the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya?
– Emergency Medical Aid
– Ramps for elder devotees
– Pilgrim facility center
– Visitor management system
