AYODHYA: After the grand celebrations of Ayodhya Deepotsav this year, the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust for the first time welcomed the media to see the construction of the grand Ram temple on Tuesday.
Journalists were taken to the elevated spot from where PM Narendra Modi had observed the construction of the temple on Sunday.
Trust general secretary Champat Rai said 50% of the construction work of the temple has been completed and the overall progress is satisfactory. “We are satisfied with the speed and quality of work being done,” said Rai.
The temple will be opened to devotees in January 2024 after the installation of idols of Ram Lalla in the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine on the festival of Makar Sankranti, said Rai.
The temple is being built at a cost of Rs 1,800 crore. The ground floor of the temple will be ready by December 2023.
