Ram Mandir
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The Ram Mandir (ISO: Rāma Maṁdira, lit. 'Rama Temple') is a partially constructed Hindu temple complex in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India.[6][7] Many Hindus believe that it is located at the site of Ram Janmabhoomi, the mythical birthplace of Rama,[lower-alpha 3] a principal deity of Hinduism.[8][9][10] The temple was inaugurated[7] on 22 January 2024 after a prana pratishtha (consecration) ceremony.[6][10] On the first day of its opening, following the consecration, the temple received a rush of over half a million visitors,[11] and after a month, the average number of visitors was reported to be "1 to 1.5 lakh (100,000 to 150,000) on a daily basis".[12]
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Ram Mandir | |
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Rāma Maṁdira | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Ayodhya |
Deity | Ram Lalla (infant form of Rama) |
Governing body | Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra |
Status | Under construction[lower-alpha 1](consecrated 22 January 2024; 6 months ago (2024-01-22)[1]) |
Location | |
Location | Ram Janmabhoomi |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 26.7956°N 82.1943°E / 26.7956; 82.1943 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Sompura family[lower-alpha 2] |
Style | Nagara style |
Groundbreaking | 5 August 2020; 4 years ago (2020-08-05)[4] |
Specifications | |
Length | 110 metres (360 ft) |
Width | 72 metres (235 ft) |
Height (max) | 49 metres (161 ft)[5] |
Site area | 1.1 hectares (2.7 acres)[5] |
Website | |
Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra |
The site of the temple has been the subject of communal tensions between Hindus and Muslims in India, as it is the former location of the Babri Masjid mosque, which was built between 1528 and 1529. The idols of Rama and Sita were placed in the mosque in 1949, before it was attacked and demolished in 1992.[13][14][15] In 2019, the Supreme Court of India delivered the verdict to give the disputed land to Hindus for construction of a temple, while Muslims were given land nearby in Dhannipur in Ayodhya to construct a mosque.[16] The court referenced a report from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as evidence suggesting the presence of a structure beneath the demolished Babri Masjid, that was found to be non-Islamic.[17]
On 5 August 2020, the bhūmi pūjana (transl. ground breaking ceremony) for the commencement of the construction of Ram Mandir was performed by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India.[18] The temple complex, currently under construction, is being supervised by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. On 22 January 2024, Modi served as the Mukhya Yajamāna (transl. chief patron) of rituals for the event and performed the prāṇa pratiṣṭhā (transl. consecration) of the temple.[19][20] The prana pratishtha ceremony was organised by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra.[21][22]
The temple construction has been accompanied by a $10 billion plan "encompassing a new airport, revamped railway station, and township development" to transform the ancient Ayodhya city into a global religious and spiritual tourist destination.[23][24] The temple has also attracted a number of controversies due to alleged misuse of donation, sidelining of its major activists, and politicisation of the temple by the Bharatiya Janata Party.[25][26][27][28]