Remains Of Ancient Temple Discovered At Ram Janmabhoomi Site During Excavation: Ram Mandir Trust Secretary

The General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi, Teerth Kshetra Champat Rai, has said that remains of an ancient temple, including several idols and pillars, were discovered during excavation.

The General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi, Teerth Kshetra Champat Rai, has said that remains of an ancient temple, including several idols and pillars, were discovered during excavation at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi. "Remains of ancient temple discovered during excavation at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi. These include several idols and pillars," Rai said on X.

Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday strongly criticised Shiv Sena (UBT) supremo Uddhav Thackeray for his remarks on Ayodhya Ram temple and said that "he should apologise for his statement." Furthermore, he asserted that not a single person would get harmed in Uttar Pradesh when the idol of Lord Ram will be installed in Ayodha Temple after 500 years.

"No one will get even a scratch in Uttar Pradesh when the Ram Lalla would be placed at his birthplace after 500 years. Law and order in Uttar Pradesh is in its place. Police are always active. He should apologise for his statement. People with such a mentality are aware that now that era has ended in Uttar Pradesh," he told reporters.

On Sunday, Thackeray warned of a possibility of a "Godhra-like" incident occurring during the return journey of attendees 'Karsevaks' expected to gather in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, from across the nation for the Ram Temple inauguration.

Addressing a rally in Maharashtra's Jalgaon, Thackeray said, "In the coming days, Ram Mandir will be inaugurated. There may be a possibility that many Hindus will be called from all over the country for the inauguration and after the ceremony is over, they can do something like the Godhra incident while the people return."

He was referring to the February 2002 incident, when the 'Karsevaks' returning from Ayodhya on board the Sabarmati Express were attacked, and their train coach was set on fire at Godhra station in Gujarat. This incident resulted in several casualties and triggered widespread riots across the state. It is to be noted that the inauguration of the Ram Temple is expected to take place in January 2024, just months before the Lok Sabha elections.

The contruction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is in full swing, with the authorities planning to open the sanctum sanctorum for devotees in January 2024.

Ram Katha Museum To Display Articles Recovered From Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi Site

The Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will display all artifacts and antiques of religious importance, recovered from the Ram Janmabhoomi campus in August 2020, at the proposed Ram Katha Museum in Ayodhya, as reported by news agency IANS. These artifacts are broken statues, pillars, a kalash, a five-feet-tall Shivling with carvings on it, and other antiques of religious importance.

Champat Rai, has shared pictures of all artifacts through the official account of the Trust on X (formerly known as Twitter).

The Trust has claimed that the articles recovered are similar to those recovered by the ASI during the 2003 excavation carried out in and around the disputed site in Ayodhya.

The state government will hand over the Ram Katha Sangrahalaya to Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust after signing a memorandum of understanding, IANS reported.