Ram Janmabhoomi Trust to felicitate 400 workers who built Ram Mandir; President Murmu invited
The Opposition had earlier flagged the President’s absence during the consecration ceremony. The Trust had clarified then that she had been extended an invitation.
It took over 4,000 workers and craftsmen working round the clock for five years to shape the Ram Temple in Ayodhya into a structure built to withstand time, weather and natural calamities.
(File Photo) In March, the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra is preparing to felicitate around 400 labourers who helped build the Ram Mandir. Members of the Trust, along with Chairman of the Construction Committee Nripendra Mishra, extended an invitation for the event to President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday.
While over 4,000 labourers on average were engaged in the construction, sources said 400 would be felicitated on March 19.
“The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra has extended an invitation to the President of India for the programme to be held at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi premises…,” said the Trust.
Officials said the Trust’s General Secretary, Champat Rai; Treasurer, Swami Govind Dev; Trustee Krishnamohan, along with Mishra, personally extended the invitation to the President.
Officials said the Trust’s General Secretary Champat Rai, Treasurer Swami Govind Dev, Trustee Krishnamohan, along with Chairman of the Construction Committee Nripendra Mishra extended the invitation to President Droupadi Murmu. (Special Arrangement)
The Opposition had earlier flagged President Murmu’s absence during the consecration ceremony of the temple. The Trust had clarified then that the President had been extended an invitation.
On December 31, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had participated in the second anniversary celebrations of the Pran Pratistha ceremony. On November 25 last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the “Dharma Dhwaja” at the temple, marking the completion of its construction.
In a meeting of the Trust, sources said it was decided that labourers and other individuals engaged in the construction work should also be felicitated.
It took over 4,000 workers and craftsmen working round the clock for five years — backed by engineers from CBRI Roorkee, IIT Madras, Delhi, Mumbai and Guwahati, and the Indian Institute of Astrophysics — to shape the Ram Temple in Ayodhya into a structure built to withstand time, weather and natural calamities.
The three-storey temple stands 161 feet tall, 235 feet wide, and 360 feet long. Crafted using Bansi Paharpur sandstone from Rajasthan, the temple contains no iron or steel, whose tendency to rust could have shortened its life.
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