Context: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir or Ayodhya Ram Mandir will be inaugurated on January 22.

Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Ram Lalla Idol Consecration Ceremony Or Pran Pratishtha on January 16, 2024

• The Pran Pratishtha or consecration ceremony of the Ram Lalla idol will begin on 16 January with Vishnu Puja and gau daan at the Saryu embankment.

About Ayodhya Ram Mandir

• Layout of Ayodhya Ram Mandir

• • The Temple is built over three 20-foot high floors each with a total of 392 pillars and 44 doors in the complex.
  • Foundation of the temple: It is built of a 14-metre-thick layer of roller-compacted concrete. And a 21-foot-high granite plinth has been placed to protect against ground moisture.
  • Iron has not  been used anywhere in the construction
  • Stone used: Makrana Marble and Pink sandstone, granite stone,  and colored Marble.
  • Ram Katha Darshan: The walkways and columns during Parikrama  have been engraved with 100 events from Valmiki’s Ramayana.

• Architecture style of Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Nagara style 

  • Sanctum Sanctorum (garbhagriha): Placed with the idol of Ram Lalla 
  • Mandaps (halls): Nritya Mandap, Rang Mandap, Sabha Mandap, Prarthana Mandap and Kirtan Mandap.
  • Mandirs: At each corner of the compound will be  dedicated to Surya, Bhagwati, Ganesh, Shiv. On the northern and southern arms, temples to Annapurna and Hanuman will be built respectively.
  • Temples of Maharshi Valmiki, Vashishtha, Vishwamitra, Agastya, Nishad Raj, Shabri etc have also been proposed.

• Other features of Ayodhya Ram Mandir

• • Installed  200KA light arresters over the temple structure for protection against lightning strikes.

Also Read: Jagannath Temple Beautification Project

News source: Indian Express