Ram Mandir inauguration: Rs 1,800 temple's construction plan started 15 years ago with L&T
Ashok Singhal, the former Vishwa Hindu Parishad president, the one responsible for taking up the matter with the chief of Larsen & Toubro, AM Naik, at that time.
«L&T is a reputed firm. The plan to build the temple was discussed 15 years ago or so.
At that time, Naik had promised to construct the temple,» reported ToI quoting Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra general secretary Champat Rai.
Chandrakant Sompura, the 15th generation temple architect from Ahmedabad's master project, Ram Temple, whose construction plan was discussed a decade ago is set to be the most valued religious project after Gujarat's Vishv Umiya Dham, valued at Rs 1,000 crore.
The mandir is being built according to Indian tradition and with indigenous technology.
Of the total area of 70 acres, 70 per cent of the area is expected to remain green forever.
Architecture of Ram Mandir:
Built-in the traditional Nagara style, the length of the temple (from east to west) will be 380 feet, width will be 250 feet and height will be 161 feet which was built using no iron or concrete on the ground.
The highly anticipated temple will be three-story tall with height of each floor around 20 feet. There will be a total of 392 pillars and 44 gates in the temple.
The temple will also have pavilions in the temple namely, Dance Pavilion, Color Pavilion, Sabha Pavilion, Prayer Pavilion and Kirtan Pavilion.
There will be four temples dedicated to Sun God, Mother Bhagwati, Ganapati and Lord Shiva will be built at the four corners of the park.
There will be a temple of Maa Annapurna in the northern arm, and a temple of Hanuman ji in the southern arm. Other temples proposed in the temple complex will be dedicated to Maharishi Valmiki, Maharishi Vashishtha, Maharishi
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