Lord Ram’s idol to be installed at Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir on January 22

Champat Rai, general secretary of Shri Ram Janambhoomi Trust, said on Wednesday that the idol of Lord Ram will be installed at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22 next year.

“Today we met Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with members of the Shri Ram Janambhoomi Trust. We have invited him (PM Modi) to come on January 22 to install the idol of Lord Ram at the Garbhagriha. He accepted our request. will be present on January 22nd. The date for ‘Pran Pratishtha’ on January 22 has been confirmed,” Champat Rai said.

After meeting the officials of the Shri Ram Janambhoomi Trust, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his happiness.

Prime Minister Modi said he feels blessed and it is his good fortune that he will witness such a historic event.

“Jai Siya Ram! Today is a day full of emotions. Recently, the officials of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had come to meet me at my home. He invited me to Ayodhya on the occasion of the inauguration of the Shri Ram Temple “I feel very blessed. It is my good fortune that I will witness this historic event in my lifetime,” PM Modi wrote on X.

It is pertinent to note that the 2019 Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya dispute paved the way for the construction of a grand Ram temple. Following the court verdict, the Center formed the Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Tirtha Kshetra’ Trust to take all decisions regarding the construction of a beautiful Ram temple in Ayodhya.

The construction of the temple is progressing steadily under the supervision of the Trust. The idol of Ram Lalla will be in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.

The foundation stone for the construction of the Ram Temple was laid by Prime Minister Modi on August 5, 2020.