Ramchandra Das handed over the ‘Shila’ during the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s ‘Shiladan’ to Singh in the presence of then VHP president Ashok Singhal at the ‘Bada Sthan’ in Ayodhya on March 15, 2002.
Ram Mandir News LIVE Updates: As rituals leading up to the 'Pran Pratishtha' continue in Ayodhya's Ram Temple, a member of the temple construction committee has said that the idol has been installed in the sanctum sanctorum on Thursday. Notably, the idol of Ram Lalla was ceremoniously brought into the sanctum sanctorum on Wednesday night, accompanied by a special puja. For the consecration ceremony on January 22, the temple trust, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, has extended invitations to over 7,000 individuals, including notable figures such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Amitabh Bachchan, Mukesh Ambani, and Gautam Adani. The traditional Nagara-style Ram temple complex, spanning 380 feet in length, 250 feet in width, and 161 feet in height, with 392 pillars and 44 gates, is the backdrop for this grand celebration.
India News: In this extract from their 2012 book, the investigative journalists piece together the events of December 22, 1949, when the main accused, Abhiram Das