Ayodhya’s Ram Temple: Ground Floor Construction In Final Phase

By OB Bureau On Jun 12, 2023

New Delhi: The ground floor of the Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya has entered its final construction phase and the door of sanctum sanctorum of the temple will be decorated with gold, according to News18.

Senior members of the Trust reviewed the progress of the ground floor of the Shri Ram Temple. The progress is being monitored on a daily basis by senior functionaries and actual issues are getting addressed, the report quoted officials as saying.

After the completion of the temple foundation, raft and plinth, the placement of Bansi Paharpur Rajasthan stone on the three-storey temple is on in full swing, officials. The temple is expected to be opened with its ground floor being ready by January next year, it added.

Apart from Garbh Grah (sanctum sanctorum), the temple has five Mandaps – Gudh Mandap, Rang Mandap, Nritya Mandap, Prathana Mandap and Kirtan Mandap. The domes of the five mandaps are 34 feet wide and 32 feet long and height from the courtyard ranges from 69 feet to 111 feet.

The temple is 380 feet in length, 250 feet in width and 161 feet high from the courtyard. The three-storey temple has five mandaps and one main shikar. The size of the sanctum sanctorum is 20 feet x 20 feet in length and width, with a total area of 403.34 sq. ft. There will be 46 numbers of teakwood doors.