According to sources, a vote will be held on Friday to determine which idol of Lord Ram Lalla will be placed inside the grand temple’s sanctum sanctorum the following month. The trust responsible for building and overseeing the magnificent Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, is where the voting is expected to happen.
“All three designs, made by separate sculptors, would be put on the table. The one idol that will get the most votes will be installed at the consecration of the shrine on January 22,” sources said.
Earlier on Wednesday, trust secretary Champat Rai said that a 51-inch-tall idol of Lord Ram reflecting a five-year-old–Ram Lalla–would be selected among three designs.
“The one that has the best divineness and has a childlike look about it will be selected,” he said.
Along with the district’s top official, Shri Ram Mandir Construction Committee Chairman Nripendra Misra assessed the state of the construction work that is still being done on the Ram Janmabhoomi Path and the complex on Thursday. The inspection took place just two days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the temple city, which is set for next month.
“The work is not being done hastily, rather it is being done qualitatively by investing enough time into it,” Misra said.
“The construction work has been categorised into three phases. The first phase will be completed by December 2023, the second phase, when the construction of the temple will be completed, will be carried out in January and the third phase includes the construction work in the complex,” he added.
Misra also instructed the officials to complete the work of security equipment being installed along with the ‘welcome gate’ and canopy on Janmabhoomi Path under any circumstances by December.