The honorable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath has laid the foundation of Ram Mandir today. The foundation stone was laid at Garbhagriha, pouring cement on the stones during the ceremony. Yogi participated in a `Shila Pujan` ceremony for the construction of the sanctum sanctorum. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and the saints and Mahants of 90 maths and temples associated with the Ram Mandir movement were also present at the ceremony.
Recitation of Ramarcha, Durga Saptashati, Rudrabhishek, Ram Raksha Stotra, Vishnu Sahasranama, Hanuman Chalisa, and Sunderkand is underway ahead of the construction of the Garbhagriha of Ram Mandir.
During the foundation stone laying ceremony, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath placed the first carved stone of the `Garbha Griha`.
According to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which is in charge of the construction of the temple, the sanctum sanctorum is expected to be completed by December 2023.