A staffer at a manufacturing unit displays a model of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, at Faizabad in Ayodhya district.
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Ahead of the Ram Temple inauguration scheduled to take place on January 22, the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has enlisted the Temple's key features.
Here's all you need to know about it
- The three-storied Ram Mandir is built in the traditional Nagar style and has a length (east-west) of 380 feet, a width of 250 feet, and a height of 161 feet.
- Each floor of the temple is 20 feet tall.
- It has a total of 392 pillars and 44 doors.
- The idol of Shri Ram Lalla is located in the main sanctum sanctorum and a Shri Ram Darbar is located on the first floor.
- The temple will be equipped with 5 mandaps (Halls) - Nritya Mandap, Rang Mandap, Sabha Mandap, Prarthna and Kirtan Mandap.
- Statues of deities, gods, and goddesses adorn the pillars and walls of the temple.
- The entry to the temple is from the east, ascending 32 stairs through the Singh Dwar.
- There is a provision of ramps and lifts for the convenience of the differently-abled and elderly pilgrims at the temple.
- The Parkota - rectangular compound wall with a length of 732 meters and a width of 14 feet, surrounds the temple.
- Near the temple is a historic well (Sita koop), dating back to the ancient era.
- A Pilgrims Facility Centre (PFC) with a capacity of 25,000 people is being constructed, it will provide medical facilities & Locker facility to the pilgrims.