Ayodhya: According to a member of the trust established to oversee the construction of the Ram temple, the shrine here would be open to pilgrims in January 2024 once the idols of Ram Lalla have been installed.
According to a statement made by Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Khestra on Tuesday, 50% of the temple's building work has been finished, and overall progress has been good.
"The temple will be opened to devotees in January 2024 after the installation of idols of Ram Lalla in the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine on the festival of Makar Sankranti," said trust general secretary Champat Rai.
He said the ground floor of the temple will be ready by December next year and around January 14, 2024, idols of Lord Ram will be installed.
"An estimated Rs 1,800 crore will be spent on building the Ram temple," Rai said, adding that space will be made for idols of prominent Hindu seers.
With PTI inputs