Years of Hindu struggle culminates in chants of Ram Lalla at Ayodhya
The 500+ state guest list features a mix of actors, directors and singers from the showbiz world invited for the event. How will you be a part of this moment in history tomorrow?
Ayodhya, 20th January 2024: Monday. 22nd January 2024, Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will be a reality once again. Many people lost their lives over the years but they will sadly not be alive to see their dream turn into reality. It's a fight that has raged on for hundreds of years after many Hindus believed that the Babri Masjid was built over a Hindu Temple, which was later proved beyond doubt by the ASI that the mosque was indeed built over the remains of a temple, as per the reports.
This included the pillars used inside the Muslim holy structure that were in fact a part of the Hindu temple, as per the reports. As per a CNN report, Indian engineering group Larsen and Toubro is constructing the temple within a 70-acre (28 hectares) complex, with the construction expected to cost about 15 billion rupees ($180 million). The government has not provided funds for its establishment. Instead, donations of about 30 billion rupees ($361 million) have been collected for the complex. Three sculptors carved murals of Lord Ram, one of which was picked by a panel to reside inside the sanctum sanctorum. The black stone sculpture weighs between 150 – 200 kgs (440 lbs) and depicts Shri Ram as a five-year-old boy aka Ram Lalla.
The CNN report claims many Muslims have reportedly shared messages of support to one another on social media, with WhatsApp messages urging the community to refrain from traveling on public trains and buses for their own safety.
The 2019 Supreme Court order that paved the way for the construction of the Ram temple also said authorities must set aside land for a mosque to be built about 25 kilometers (15 miles) away. Though still not complete, the sprawling Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir fulfils a long-standing promise by PM Modi to build a Hindu temple on the site of a 16th century mosque that was destroyed by Hindu mobs more than 30 years ago.
The CNN report reads, "the attack transformed India and turbo-charged the country’s Hindu nationalist movement."
As per a Press Trust of India report Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar and Amjad Ali Khan are among the A-listers from the entertainment and music world who have been invited as state guests for the consecration of the grand Ram Temple here on Monday.
