Shri Ram Temple To Be Completed By December 2024

The wait is going to be over soon Shri ram temple is going to be ready by December 2024 as said by Shri Janambhoomi trustee Champat Rai 

On the occasion of Ram Navami, which is considered one of the most important festivals in the Hindu religion, general secretary Champat Rai said construction work of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is in full swing and that Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra will be completed by December 2024.  

Why do we celebrate Rama Navami?

Ram Navami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of Rama, the seventh avatar of the deity Vishnu. Rama is particularly important in the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism. The festival celebrates the descent of Vishnu as the Rama avatar, through his birth to king Dashrath and Queen Kausalya in Ayodhya.  

This festival is a part of Chaitra Navaratri in the spring and falls on the ninth day of the bright half (Shukla paksha) of Chaitra, the first month in the Hindu calendar. This typically occurs in the month of March or April in the Gregorian calendar. RAM Navami is an optional holiday for the government in India.  

The day is marked by Rama Katha recitals, or reading of Rama stories, including the Hindu epic Ramayana, which narrates the tale of Rama. Some Vaishnava Hindus go to temples, while others pray at home, and still, others participate in bhajan or kirtan with music as part of puja and aarti. Some devotees mark the event by taking miniature statues of the infant Rama, washing and clothing them, then placing them in cradles. Charitable events and community meals are also organized. For many Hindus, the festival is an occasion for moral reflection. Some mark this day with vrata (fasting).  

Important celebrations on this day take place at Ayodhya and numerous Rama temples all over India. At several places, the chariot processions, also known as Shobha yatras, of Rama, Sita, his brother Lakshmana, and Hanuman, are taken out. Many take a dip in the sacred river Sarayu and then visit the Rama temple.  

The day is the ninth and last day of Chaitra (Vasanta) Navaratri (not to be confused with the better-known autumn Navratri). It celebrates the birth of Vishnu’s 7th avatar, Rama. It is marked by the faithful with pujas (devotional worship) such as bhajan and kirtan, and by fasting and reading passages about Rama’s life. Special cities in the Ramayana legends about Rama’s life observe major celebrations. These include Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), Badrachalam (Telangana), and Sitamarhi (Bihar). Some locations organize Rath-yantras (chariot processions), while others celebrate it as the wedding anniversary festival (Kalyanotsavam) of Rama and Sita.  

While the festival is named after Rama, it typically includes reverence for Sita, Lakshmana, and Hanuman, given their importance in Rama’s life story. Some Vaishnavite Hindus observe the festival in Hindu temples, while others observe it in their homes. Surya, the Hindu sun god, is a part of the worship and ceremonies in some communities. Some Vaishnavite communities observe all nine days of Chaitra (Vasanta) Navaratri by remembering Rama and reading the Ramayana, with some temples organizing special discussion sessions in the evening. Charitable events to help those in need and community meals are organized by temples and Vaishnavite organizations, and for many Hindus, it is an occasion for moral reflection.  

GIFT FROM RAM NAVAMI

Champat Rai was in Lucknow to attend a program organized by Vedanta India at the Lucknow Sugarcane Institute.  

He also said that due to the general elections in 2024, the possibility is less. “Due to Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the model code of conduct will be implemented and stonework will take time, so the possibility is less, but efforts are being made to install the idol of Lord Ram in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple in 2024 so that the devotees can offer prayers,” said Champat Rai.  

Earlier, work on the temple was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Work on the Ram Temple in Ayodhya began after Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the Bhoomi Pujan on August 5, 2020, and laid the foundation stone of the temple.  

The temple is being constructed over five acres of land. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is supervising the temple construction.