Sadhguru answers a question about the Ram Janmabhumi in Ayodhya, and speaks about the laying of the foundation stone for the temple and its significance for the people of India.
Ram Janmabhoomi Temple is a Hindu temple that is being built at the sacred pilgrimage site of Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ram Janmabhoomi is believed to be the birthplace of Rama by Hindus. The temple construction will be undertaken by Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra. The temple has been designed by the Sompura family of Gujarat.
Rama, considered an incarnation of god Vishnu, is a widely worshiped Hindu deity. According to the ancient Indian epic, Ramayana, Rama was born in Ayodhya. This became known as Ram Janmabhoomi or Ram's birthplace. In the 15th century, the Mughals constructed a mosque, the Babri Masjid, on Ram Janmabhoomi. Hindus believe that the mosque was built after razing a Hindu temple. It was only in the 1850s when the dispute surfaced in a violent form.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) had announced that it would lay the foundation stone of the temple on the disputed territory, before being ordered to stop by the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court. The VHP then collected funds and bricks with "Shree Ram" written on them. Later, the Rajiv Gandhi ministry gave the VHP the permission for the Shilanyas, with then Home Minister Buta Singh formally granting the permission to then VHP leader Ashok Singhal. Initially the Centre and state governments had agreed upon the conducting of the Shilanyas outside of the disputed site. However, on 9 November 1989, a group of VHP leaders and Sadhus laid the foundation stone by digging a 7 cubic foot pit on the disputed land. The singhdwar (transl. main entrance) of the sanctum sanctorum was laid here. Kameshwar Chaupal (a Dalit leader from Bihar) became one of the first people to lay the stone.
The violent form of the dispute escalated in December 1992 when the demolition of the Babri Masjid took place. Various title and legal disputes also took place, such as the passage of the Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Ordinance, 1993. It was only after the 2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute that it was decided the disputed land be handed over to a trust formed by the Government. The trust formed was Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra. On 5 February 2020, it was announced in the parliament that the Union Council of Ministers had accepted a scheme to construct the temple.
Ram Lalla, the deity of the temple, was a litigant in the court case of the dispute since 1989. He was represented by Triloki Nath Pandey, a senior VHP leader who was considered as Ram Lalla's next 'human' friend.
The original design for the Ram temple was prepared in 1988 by the Sompura family of Ahmedabad. The Sompuras have been part of the temple design of over 100 temples all over the world for at least 15 generations. A new design for Ram temple, with some changes from the original design, was prepared by the Sompuras in 2020. The temple will be 235 feet wide, 360 feet long and 161 feet high. The chief architect of the temple is Chandrakant Sompura along with his two sons Nikhil Sompura and Ashish Sompura, who are also architects. The Sompura family have designed the Ram temple following 'Nagara' style architecture, one of the types of Indian temple architecture.
The temple complex will have a prayer hall, "a Ramkatha Kunj (lecture hall), a Vaidik Pathshala (educational facility), a Sant Niwas (saints residence) and a Yatri Niwas (hostel for visitors)" and other facilities like a museum and a cafeteria. Once complete the temple complex will be the world's third largest Hindu shrine. A model of the proposed temple was showcased during the Prayag Kumbh Mela in 2019.
Ram Janmabhoomi Temple is a Hindu temple that is being built at the sacred pilgrimage site of Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ram Janmabhoomi is believed to be the birthplace of Rama by Hindus. The temple construction will be undertaken by Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra. The temple has been designed by the Sompura family of Gujarat.
Rama, considered an incarnation of god Vishnu, is a widely worshiped Hindu deity. According to the ancient Indian epic, Ramayana, Rama was born in Ayodhya. This became known as Ram Janmabhoomi or Ram's birthplace. In the 15th century, the Mughals constructed a mosque, the Babri Masjid, on Ram Janmabhoomi. Hindus believe that the mosque was built after razing a Hindu temple. It was only in the 1850s when the dispute surfaced in a violent form.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) had announced that it would lay the foundation stone of the temple on the disputed territory, before being ordered to stop by the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court. The VHP then collected funds and bricks with "Shree Ram" written on them. Later, the Rajiv Gandhi ministry gave the VHP the permission for the Shilanyas, with then Home Minister Buta Singh formally granting the permission to then VHP leader Ashok Singhal. Initially the Centre and state governments had agreed upon the conducting of the Shilanyas outside of the disputed site. However, on 9 November 1989, a group of VHP leaders and Sadhus laid the foundation stone by digging a 7 cubic foot pit on the disputed land. The singhdwar (transl. main entrance) of the sanctum sanctorum was laid here. Kameshwar Chaupal (a Dalit leader from Bihar) became one of the first people to lay the stone.
The violent form of the dispute escalated in December 1992 when the demolition of the Babri Masjid took place. Various title and legal disputes also took place, such as the passage of the Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Ordinance, 1993. It was only after the 2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute that it was decided the disputed land be handed over to a trust formed by the Government. The trust formed was Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra. On 5 February 2020, it was announced in the parliament that the Union Council of Ministers had accepted a scheme to construct the temple.
Ram Lalla, the deity of the temple, was a litigant in the court case of the dispute since 1989. He was represented by Triloki Nath Pandey, a senior VHP leader who was considered as Ram Lalla's next 'human' friend.
The original design for the Ram temple was prepared in 1988 by the Sompura family of Ahmedabad. The Sompuras have been part of the temple design of over 100 temples all over the world for at least 15 generations. A new design for Ram temple, with some changes from the original design, was prepared by the Sompuras in 2020. The temple will be 235 feet wide, 360 feet long and 161 feet high. The chief architect of the temple is Chandrakant Sompura along with his two sons Nikhil Sompura and Ashish Sompura, who are also architects. The Sompura family have designed the Ram temple following 'Nagara' style architecture, one of the types of Indian temple architecture.
The temple complex will have a prayer hall, "a Ramkatha Kunj (lecture hall), a Vaidik Pathshala (educational facility), a Sant Niwas (saints residence) and a Yatri Niwas (hostel for visitors)" and other facilities like a museum and a cafeteria. Once complete the temple complex will be the world's third largest Hindu shrine. A model of the proposed temple was showcased during the Prayag Kumbh Mela in 2019.
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