Supreme Court allows Ram temple construction in Ayodhya |
The start of the Ram temple`s construction at Ayodhya may be marked by a special event on Ram Navami, which falls on April 2 next year. That timeline will abide with the Supreme Court`s November 9 order to set up a trust in three months for the temple`s construction. It`s not clear if this will be a shilanyas, or laying of the foundation stone, as such a ceremony was held in 1989. Ram Navami is Lord Ram`s birthday. The temple could take two¬-three years to complete. The Uttar Pradesh chief minister`s office has asked the Ayodhya district magistrate to look for three-four sites that the Sunni Central Waqf Board could be offered to build mosque at a “suitable prominent place”. A day after the Supreme Court pronounced the historic verdict on Ram temple in Ayodhya, national security adviser Ajit Doval met leaders of both Hindu and Muslim communities to enlist their cooperation in ensuring peace and communal harmony. Baba Ramdev and four VHP representatives were among the 18 prominent Hindu leaders invited for the interaction on Sunday. A dozen Muslim religious leaders and intellectuals, including Shia leader Maulana Kalbe Jawad, Pir Farid Ahmed Nizami from Dargah Nizamuddin Auliya and Jamat e Islami Hind president Mohd Engineer Salim, too joined the dialogue.
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