Tag: Ayodhya Ram Mandir

The Ram Temple in Ayodhya is set to be fully completed by March 2025, with significant construction milestones scheduled for 2023. The temple will feature statues from Makrana marble and a museum, attracting over 1.75 crore visitors since January.

The newly opened Ram temple in Ayodhya faced water leakage and inadequate drainage following heavy rain, with chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das highlighting construction negligence. The issue prompted urgent repair directives from Nripendra Mishra amid broader infrastructure failings and political accusations of corruption by the BJP in the city's development.

The Odisha government announced plans to introduce bus services connecting the state to key religious destinations like Ayodhya, Tirupati, and Varanasi. Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena highlighted new routes from cities such as Puri and Bhubaneswar, and the introduction of eco-friendly EV buses under the PM-eBus Sewa initiative.

The Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru and experts of the Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, were roped in for the Surya Tilak project and tasked with creating the mechanisms for the Surya Abhishek which became a unique feature of the Ram Mandir.  

On Ram Navami, a grand celebration was held at the new Ram Lalla temple in Ayodhya, highlighted by the 'Surya Tilak'—a scientific marvel using astrophysics to direct sunlight onto the deity's forehead, symbolizing a divine gesture.

During Ram Navami, a unique celestial event called Surya Tilak occurred at Ram Mandir, where sun rays touched Lord Ram's forehead. This was engineered by IIT Roorkee using a specialized apparatus with mirrors and lenses to ensure precision. The event symbolizes divine blessings and involves traditional rituals like aarti and conch blowing.

Ayodhya witnesses a surge of devotees for Ram Navami, with extended darshan hours at the Ram temple. Notable is the Surya Tilak event, where sunlight marks Lord Ram's idol. The city is festively decorated, and live broadcasts enhance the spiritual experience.

This is being done on the occasion of Ram Navami and in view of the expected huge turnout of devotees on the first Ram Navami in Ayodhya after the consecration ceremony.

Police officials deployed at Ayodhya for the Ram Navami celebrations, which will begin from midnight on April 16, have been asked to do 24-hour long shifts.

Experts from the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) are already camping in Ayodhya to lay down an optomechanical system on the ground floor of the temple in collaboration with scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics-Bengaluru.

The Ayodhya district administration has urged people who plan to visit here on Ram Navami, to celebrate the festival at their homes instead and come to the temple town later as it has limited capacity to cater to visitors, an official said.

This being the first Holi after the opening of the Ram temple earlier this year, devotees lined up for ’darshan’ since early in the morning and offered ‘gulal’ to the deity.

Yogiraj, one of the most sought-after sculptors in the country, comes from a family with a rich legacy of the craft as his father and grandfather were also renowned sculptors.

The left-arm spinner shared a picture on social media from Ayodhya visit. The post captioned: "Jai Shree Raam Blessings to everyone".

The artist, Arun Sahu made it by engraving Hanuman Chalisa on a 6-ft long wooden plank. He was invited by the Ram Mandir Trust a few days back.