The 2.77 acre of land remained the bone of contention between two religious communities both of whom claim ownership over a piece of land admeasuring 1,500 square yards in the town of Ayodhya. The disputed land has been granted to the Hindus for the construction of the temple while the Sunni Central Waqf Board has been given 5 acres.
After the Supreme Court verdict, a trust was set up to supervise and facilitate the construction of the Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya. As the proposal also came to increase the height of the temple, the construction is expected to be complete in three to 3.5 years.
What is a time capsule and how does it work?
In order to preserve the history around the origin of the Ram temple, a time capsule will be placed below the temple. It is basically a type of container specially designed from a material that can stand the test of time. In this case a copperplate will be inserted inside this capsule where the history of the Ram temple along with a map of the temple will be inscribed in Hindi and Sanskrit.
It is expected that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the sacred ceremony of ‘bhumi pujan’ for the sanctum sanctorum of the proposed Ram Janmabhoomi temple to be held on August 5.
In Hindi, it is known as 'Kaal Patra' in Hindi. Those who remained associated with the Ram temple movement believe the long-drawn battle over the history of Ram Janmabhoomi went through sessions court to Supreme Court to finally arrive at a solution. The time capsule will ensure that such a situation does not arise in the future".
Globally, this type of installation is quite common but it will be a second such installation in the country after 1973.
Kameshwar Chaupal, a member of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, the time capsule will contain the history of the temple and work as a testimony that the land belongs to Ram temple for the future.
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