Faith, Religion, Ram temple

The way forward for the planet, is the recognition that authority is not truth; truth is the only authority.  In the quest for truth, we have iconic inspirations. One among them Ram/Rama/Raman has left an indelible mark on the collective consciousness. We do not have to be religious to appreciate this. 

Ram embodied love, patience, integrity, gentleness and fortitude under incredibly challenging circumstances, who fought for his wife without hatred, resentment or negativity and repented for slaying his adversary, because he recognised that his enemy was a noble human being in his own right. 

He placed the well-being of his citizens above personal interest. 

Heroism is not the conquest of the external but the internal. Remaining unruffled and equanimous through various disasters in life makes him exceptional. He was not a super human, but a man who with examples proved being human is super. An ideal man, who rose to be divine, with triumph of responsibility. 

 

Anniruddha Acharya clearly states why Hindu's have not just one God. Just as I am one, but different for different people - like a mother, sister, daughter, aunth, friend etc. we have one God in different forms, and different religion. 

Kaun Hindu, kaun Musalman… Thappa kidhar hai dikha… Ye farak bhagwan nahi tum log banaya hai… Aur yahi is gola ka sabse danger wrong number hai...

Who is Hindu, who is Muslim… where is the stamp visible… this difference is not made by God but you people… and this is the most dangerous wrong number of this globe…

A man of principle, who voluntarily gave up his kingdom and went to exile, and came back, fulfilled his responsibility and again returned. 

Would he be happy or sad to see the splendid marvel created in his name today? 

One of the 10 avtara's of Lord Vishnu

Shri Ram as a 5-year old boy is the main Murti in the Mandir in Ayodhya.

Some Facts about the temple construction:

Chief Architects - Chandrakant Sompura, Nikhil Sompura and Ashish Sompura.

Design Advisors - IIT Guwahati, IIT Chennai, IIT Bombay, NIT Surat, Central Building Research Institute Roorkee, National Geo Research Institute Hyderabad, and the National Institute of Rock Mechanics.

Construction Company - Larsen and Toubro (L&T)Project

Management Company - Tata Consulting Engineers Limited ( TCEL)

Sculptors - Arun Yogiraaj (Mysore), Ganesh Bhatt and Satyanarayan Pandey

Total Area - 70 Acre (70% green Area)

Temple Area - 2.77 Acre

Temple Dimensions - Length – 380 Ft.

Width – 250 Ft. Height – 161 Ft.

Architectural Style - Indian Nagar Style

Architectural Highlights - 3 storeys (floors), 392 pillars, 44 doors

Now let's see how the temple will be a modern marvel:

The temple complex consists of several independent infrastructures of its own
which includes -
1. Sewage treatment plant
2. water treatment plant
3. fire service
4. independent power station.
5. Pilgrims Facility Centre of 25,000 capacity to provide medical facilities and locker facilities to the pilgrims.
6. Separate block with a bathing area, washrooms, washbasin, open taps, etc.
7. 200 KA light arresters have been installed over the temple structure to protect it from lightening.
8. Museum showcasing artifacts related to Lord Ram and the Ramayana. Thus. more than just a religious center, the Ram Mandir has been envisioned as a cultural and educational center as well.

Other Fascinating Things:
1. A time capsule has been placed approximately 2,000 feet below the ground, right underneath the temple. The capsule contains a copper plate inscribed with relevant information regarding the Ram Mandir, Lord Rama, and Ayodhya.
The purpose of this time capsule is to ensure that the identity of the temple remains intact over time so that it doesn’t get forgotten in the future.

2. The temple is an earthquake-resistant structure, with an estimated age of 2500 years.

3.The idols are made up of 60 million years old Shaligram Rocks, brought from the Gandaki River (Nepal)

4. The Bell is made of Ashtadhatu (Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Tin, Iron, and Mercury)
The Bell weighs 2100 Kg
The sound of the bell can be heard up to a distance of 15 Km.

And in times to come, hope we will only be mesmerized to see it bring prosperity to the region.

AI's have their own way to showcase this. 

Is this true?

How do we know the path Ram travelled, where exactly he was born? 

Has'nt even the landscape of India changed? 

Sekharipuram Narayanan Subramanian, Managing Director,L &T , the brain behind the engineering Marvel at Ayodhya . There are people from Kanyakumari to all over India who have been involved in the construction of this temple. 

Hope the glory remain.