July 19, 2020: The Ram Mandir Trust, set up on the Supreme Court's directions to facilitate the construction of a temple for Lord Ram in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the temple in Ayodhya either on August 3 or 5, both auspicious dates, sources said on Saturday.
The trust's first formal meeting in Ayodhya and the members deliberated upon a possible date for beginning of temple construction, was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
PM Modi had announced the formation of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust on February 5.
As per reports, the temple will be completed within three to three and half years and the donations for the constructions will be collected from 10 crore families.
L&T and Sompura Marbles are to carry out the construction works. The companies have started collecting samples for their work.
However, the original plan for the construction has been changed in which the height of the temple would be higher than previous proposed. The temple would be 161 feet tall and it will have five domes instead of three.
In November 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that the then disputed land in Ayodhya would be given to a government-run trust for the building of a temple for Lord Ram and Muslims will be given a five-acre suitable plot elsewhere in the district.
The landmark verdict in the case -- which had a religious and political flashpoint over the country for decades -- was passed by the five-judge constitution bench unanimously amid appeals for peace by political and religious leaders and heightened security across the country.
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July 19, 2020: The Ram Mandir Trust, set up on the Supreme Court's directions to facilitate the construction of a temple for Lord Ram in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, has invited Prime Minister
July 19, 2020: The Ram Mandir Trust, set up on the Supreme Court's directions to facilitate the construction of a temple for Lord Ram in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the temple in Ayodhya either on August 3 or 5, both auspicious dates, sources said on Saturday.
PM Modi had announced the formation of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust on February 5.
As per reports, the temple will be completed within three to three and half years and the donations for the constructions will be collected from 10 crore families.
L&T and Sompura Marbles are to carry out the construction works. The companies have started collecting samples for their work.
However, the original plan for the construction has been changed in which the height of the temple would be higher than previous proposed. The temple would be 161 feet tall and it will have five domes instead of three.
In November 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that the then disputed land in Ayodhya would be given to a government-run trust for the building of a temple for Lord Ram and Muslims will be given a five-acre suitable plot elsewhere in the district.
The landmark verdict in the case -- which had a religious and political flashpoint over the country for decades -- was passed by the five-judge constitution bench unanimously amid appeals for peace by political and religious leaders and heightened security across the country.