India is geared up for the inauguration of AYODHY’S RAM MANDIR with huge enthusiasm and happiness in a few hours. Everyone is excited to visit the temple once it is open for devotees and the RAM MANDIR can accommodate nearly lakhs of devotees per day who come for LORD RAMA’s Dharshan however there are many exciting elements about the mandir that are going to be inaugurated on the 22nd January 2024.
This article provides you with the exciting elements of RAM MANDIR that cannot be missed along with timelines of HISTORY for constructing RAM MANDIR. Take a few seconds to know everything in detail.
Here Is the List of Things You Should Know About Ram Mandir:
- The stone that is used for carving SHRI RAM IDOL is around 3 billion years old.
- The RAM LALLA idol is placed in the MAIN SANCTUM SANTORUM with the first floor dedicated to SHRI RAM DARBAR.
- The Ayodhya Ram Mandir is 3 stories tall with each floor remaining 20 feet and a total of 161 feet height from the ground which was built in traditional NAGARA STYLE.
- There are a total of 392 pillars with 44 gates installed along with 14 golden doors in the temple
- A total of 5 pavilions are available in the temple named NRITYA MANDAP, RANG MANDAP, SABHA MANDAP, PRARTHANA MANDAP, AND KIRTAN MANDAP
- The first golden door is 12 feet high and 8 feet wide which opens the door on the upper floor of SANCTUM SANTORUM with another 13 golden doors in the temple
- Four corners of the compound wall have four mandirs which are dedicated to SUN GOD, GODDESS BHAGWATI, LORN GANESH, and LORD SHIVA.
- The temple of MAA ANNAPURNA in the northern arm and the temple of HANUMAN JI in the southern arm is constructed along with temple pillars and walls carved with deities, gods, and goddesses’ replicas.
- The JATAYU STATUE was installed in the southwestern part of NAVARATNA KUBER TILA with the renovation of the ancient temple of lord SHIVA AT NAVARATNA KUBER TILA
- The Mandir is surrounded by a rectangular wall with a total length of all four sides is 732 meters and 14 feet in height
- No iron has been used in the entire construction of the temple and the foundation is laid through a 14-meter-thick layer of ROLLER COMPACTED CONCRETE (RCC) technology
- To protect from ground moisture the temple is built with a 21-foot-high plinth has been constructed using GRANITE
- Entry to the temple will be from the east side which is ascending by 32 stairs through the Singh Dwar however, there are provisions of ramps and lifts for differently-abled and elder people
- A Pilgrim facility center has been built with a capacity of 25,000 people with lockers and medical facilities along with bathrooms, toilets, and open taps made available
- Sewer & water treatment plants, firefighting, and independent power stations have been built for minimum dependence on external resources.
- The temple is constructed completely according to INDIAN tradition and with indigenous technology with special attention towards environment and water conservation.
- KESHAV PARASARAN is a lawyer in the AYODHYA case who won case, he was seen removing his shoes while representing the case in court sessions and they call him GOD’S ADVOCATE with CHANDRAKANT SOMPURA designed the AYODHYA RAM MANDIR
- 70% of the total area of 70 acres will be kept green forever.
You can check out the recently published article about the hidden constructional features of RAM MANDIR titled “8 AMAZING THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT RAM MANDIR”.(https://onevisionmedia.in/ram-mandir-8-amazing-things-you-dont-know-about/)
The Timeline Of Ram Mandir:
1St Ram Mandir:
The first Ram mandir was built in Ayodhya by Kusha who is a son of LORD RAMA with more than 4000 temples built by the end of 500 BC.
Ram Mandir Demolition And Masjid Construction:
1526 – After the win of KING BABAR against IBRAHIM LODI, BABAR demolished all the temples in AYODHYA and built a masjid.
1528 – BABRI MASJID was built in place of lord ram’s birthplace AYODHYA by demolishing LORD RAMA’s temple in the name of KING BABAR as per reports and even AYODHYA was called FAZIABAD earlier.
1717 – RAJA JAY SINGH gained a small land outside of the masjid for temple prayers and the land was known as “RAM CHABUTRA”
Struggles For Ram Mandir:
1813 – A group of people filed a case against demolishing the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the British government where the Britishers held surveys and found traces of the temple.
1852 – Hindus started going into masjids to do prayers causing huge fights until 1855.
1855 – The court held orders that the masjid was only for Muslims and then Hindus came into ram “Chabutra” to do prayers again.
Fights For Ram Mandir:
1883 – MAHANTH RAGHUBIR filed a case against AYODHYA’S BABRI MASJID due to the rejection of court approval for doing prayers in Ram Chabutra.
1934 – Due to the fights between Hindus and Muslims the BABRI Masjids were damaged, and even this raised huge fights later.
1949 – JAWAHGAR LAL NEHRU ordered to closing of the area with a suggestion from the collector of KK. NAYAR as the fights and issues became huge.
1950 – HINDU MAHASABHA LAWYER GOPAL SINGH VISHARD JI filed a case to hold prayers in Babri Masjid but no response leading to 30 years of arguments between Muslims and Hindus.
Pursuit:
1980 – The BJP Government supported in highlighting the case.
1989 – Many tried to file cases to build the temple which failed where VISHWA HINDU PARISHAD started a nationwide movement to build a temple in Ayodhya by placing the first stone of the temple.
1990 – Huge rallies held by L.K. ADVANI under his LEADERSHIP called RATHA YATRA provoked many people to violence which led to the arrest of Advani but the rally did not stop and progressed under the BJP Government and VISHWA HINDU PARISHAD.
1992 – BJP and VHP called for a resolution meeting with lakhs of people attending but at the same time many people who were provoked due to Advani took against the masjid for damaging it which led to the deaths of 20 VHP volunteers. Later this incident changed into critical fights between Hindus and Muslims.
1992 – On 6th December BABRI MASJID was demolished during nationwide violent strikes which needed huge repairs after it.
2002 – VAJPAYEE held a meeting for resolution but before that Muslims killed 58 Hindus by causing a train fire accident which was known as GODHRA INCIDENT and later finally Allahabad High Court began a court case to decide whose land it was?
2003 – ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) found traces of a temple under the mosque but opposite boards claimed it was fake.
2010 – 2018 – Countless hearings & disputes took place to share land between Hindus, Muslims, and Sthalanni Hindus but all of them rejected the proposal then courts asked for exact proof so that a decision could be made without issues or opposition.
2019 – On 9th November a five-judge bench ordered the Building of Ayodhya Ram Mandir in Ram Birthplace along with issuing 5 acres of land to build the Mosque in DHANNIPUR, AYODHYA, and no rights for land of NIRMOHI AKHARA and stated if needed Hindus can give respectable position in temple trust.
2020 – On 5th August PM MODI laid the foundation to start the construction works of Ram Mandir.
2024 – On 22nd January Ayodhya Ram Mandir Inauguration after 500+ years of dispute & long history.
Conclusion:
The temple is set for inauguration between 11 am to 1 pm on 22nd January 2024 with 44,000 cameras set to live telecast in different angles on the Door Darshan TV channel and YouTube channel and 9000 screens have been arranged to live telecast the inauguration at the railway stations. AYODHYA is set to become a grand city with all kinds of facilities available like 7star hotels (https://onevisionmedia.in/worlds-first-7-star-vegetarian-hotel-in-ayodhya/),
electric rickshaws from UBER, jewelers, and many others making it the most desirable place that a person can visit in his lifetime.
The timelines and events provided here are as per reports that might be false at times because of the occurrence of another event in the past.