Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan 2nd Anniversary: Progress report, Architectural marvel set up- All you need to know

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on June, 1, 2022, laid the foundation stone of Ram Mandir's Garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) in Ayodhya, paving the way for the construction of the grand temple's superstructure. The Chief Minister and top seers performed a 'Shila Pujan' as they placed the first carved stone at the temple site amidst chanting of mantras.

In Mandir’s Sanctum Sanctorum, white marble will be utilised after being brought from Rajasthan.

“Around 30% construction work of Ram Mandir has been completed. By the end of December 2023, the sanctum sanctorum of the temple will be opened for devotees,”Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) general secretary, Milind Parande said.

The work to raise the platform of the temple was started on January 24 and it is still continuing. Plinth of the temple would be raised by 6.5 metres. Granite Stone from Karnataka and Telangana is being used to raise the plinth. One block is about five-foot in lenght, 2.5-foot wide and three-foot high.

Around 17,000 such blocks would be used in raising the plinth and this work would be completed by the end of September this year.

The Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be grander and bigger as three new domes have been added to the earlier proposed design and the structure’s height has been reportedly increased by 20 feet.

Reportedly, gold and silver will be used in the design of the main doors of the temple.

The changes in design, which have the approval of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust, gathering of around one lakh devotees to be accommodated in the precincts of the temple and add to its magnificence. 

From Childhood “jhaanki” to Ram Darbar, each floor will have a theme associated with Lord Ram.