UP CM Yogi Adityanath To Lay Foundation Stone Of Ram Mandir's Garbhagriha In Ayodhya Today

The Ram Mandir will be almost double the size of what was originally planned as its design was modified, according to the architect Chandrakant Sompura, who has designed it.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath doing arti at Saryu river ghat on May 31, 2017 in Ayodhya.

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New Delhi: With the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya going on in full swing, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will lay the foundation stone of the Ram Mandir’s Garbhagriha on Wednesday. The Chief Minister will be part of the ceremony to place the first carved stone in the sanctum sanctorum, reported news agency ANI. Seers and saints have been invited from across the country to be a part of the grand ceremony. The construction of the temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya is going on at a fast pace. Earlier on August 5, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Ram temple and since then the construction work of the temple is going on.

The five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi (now retired) had on November 9, 2019, unanimously delivered its verdict that the land in Ayodhya where Babri Masjid once stood, belongs to Ram Lalla.

The court’s order brought an end to a long-fought legal battle and paved the way for the construction of a grand Ram Mandir. The top court ordered the Centre to set up a trust to oversee the temple construction world. Besides, it also directed the government to allot a five-acre plot to Sunni Waqf Board at a prominent location in Ayodhya for the construction of a mosque.

The Ram Mandir will be almost double the size of what was originally planned as its design was modified, architect Chandrakant Sompura, who has designed it, said. The temple will be constructed in Nagara style of architecture. It will have five domes instead of two as envisaged earlier to accommodate more number of devotees. The temple will have a shikhara (tower) over the sanctum sanctorum. The temple will be 161 feet tall and the width of the stairs will be 16 feet.

(With inputs from PTI)