SunstarTV Bureau: The foundation work for the Ram temple at Ayodhya is going to begin from this month and construction of the temple complex is expected to conclude in about three-and-a-half years, Swami Govinda Dev Giri ji Maharaj, Treasurer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust, said on Monday.
He mentioned, “How the foundation shall be built, that has been decided just now. The excavation has begun but the actual foundation construction has not begun.”
The total cost could be over Rs 1,100 core, which includes the Rs 300 core to Rs 400 core for the main temple and the development of 67 acres (at the complex), he said.
Maharaj had said more than Rs 100 core of donations has been collected as per accounts in Ayodhya.
Foreign are not being allowed at present as FCRA (Foreign Contributions Regulation Act) facility is not available. However, FCRA facility (permissions as per FCRA) is expected to be available in two months.
“We don’t want to build just a temple of stones and bricks.We want to build the nation.We want to build the national spirit.The spirit of love, the spirit of philanthropy, the spirit of universal brotherhood and at the same time, spirit of might,” he said.
Ayodhya will be the cultural capital of the world after the construction of Ram temple, and youths from neighboring countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan will be invited to Ayodhya every year and they will be allowed to tour the country, with a view to bringing people together and promote their understanding of India.
