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Ayodhya: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has announced that all idols of the Ram Darbar will arrive in Ayodhya on April 30. Following their arrival, the date for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony will be confirmed.
The completion of the first floor of the Ram Mandir will coincide with the Pran Pratishtha ceremony for the Ram Darbar, which will be among the most revered areas in the temple complex, second only to the sanctum sanctorum.
The Ram Darbar will consist of four-and-a-half-foot-tall marble idols of Mata Sita, Lord Hanuman, Lord Ram, and his brothers Bharat, Lakshman, and Shatrughan. These idols, made from white Makrana marble sourced from Rajasthan, are set to arrive in Ayodhya by the end of next month, according to Anil Mishra, a member of the Trust.
To preserve the site’s sanctity, access to the temple’s first floor will be limited to a select number of devotees. The second floor will feature a display of the Ramayana in various languages, including its oldest known version.
Additionally, last August, the Trust received a Ram Darbar crafted from Titanium by Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), which will be placed in the sanctum sanctorum on the first floor. MIDHANI is an enterprise under the Union Defence Ministry.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ram Mandir on January 22 last year. The temple also houses a 51-inch tall black stone idol of five-year-old Ram, created by renowned Karnataka sculptor Arun Yogiraj. However, the Ram Darbar installation faced controversy due to Lakshman’s depiction with folded arms, which lacks scriptural basis in the Ramayana or Ram Charitmanas. This sparked public sentiment among Hindus and led to a protracted legal battle, culminating in the Supreme Court’s November 9, 2019, ruling that declared the site to be the birthplace of Lord Ram.
