‘First phase of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya by December this year’

The first phase of the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will be completed by 30 December this year, Nripendra Mishra, who heads the construction committee of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, said on Monday. Mishra, who was also the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that the temple is being constructed in three phases and the devotees will be able to enter the temple after the completion of the first phase. Speaking to ANI, the construction committee head said that the five ‘mandaps’ on the ground floor, besides other works, will be completed in the first phase.

“The Trust has taken the decision that the first phase of the Ram Temple should be completed by December 30, 2023. In the first phase, the five ‘mandaps’ on the ground floor, out of which the most prominent is the sanctum sanctorum where God’s idol will be the third by December 2025 when the complex will also be completed. As the chairman, it is my effort that by December 30, 2023, the devotees can see their lord,” he said.