Ayodhya Ram Temple: Man Behind Ayodhya's Transformation To Welcome Ram Lalla Shares All
India is all prepared for the big day - January 22 - when the Ram temple at Ayodhya will be consecrated, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other eminent personalities.
With just over a week left for the 'Pran Pratishtha' event, the city of Ayodhya is being given a transformative makeover - from Dharma Path, Bhakti Path, Janmabhoomi Path and Ram Path, to Surya Stambhs.?
Relentless dedication made Ayodhya city makeover possible?
Ayodhya Divisional Commissioner Gaurav Dayal shared details of Ayodhya's ongoing makeover, enunciating the huge challenge that it is.?
"The overall beautification and development of Ayodhya was a big challenge for us and a lot of planning and hard toil went into all the work that could be accomplished in such a short time. It is majorly down to relentless and dedicated work that brought about this transformation of Ayodhya into a pristine and beautiful city in just a year and a half," he said, speaking to ANI.?
The new-age makeover of the city is focused on civic and public infrastructure, which includes the newly laid Dharma Path, Bhakti Path, Janmabhoomi Path and the longest of the lot - the 13-km-long Ram Path.?
Apart from roads, the city makeover also focused on facade control guidelines for the people, making them responsible stakeholders in the redevelopment of the city.?
Further, the country's best and finest engineering minds were roped in for the town planning work and sought suggestions were sought from prominent artists.?
"It was by involving a cross-section of stakeholders that we managed to accomplish this challenging task," Dayal added.?
A major attraction - Surya Stambh?
A prominent landmark in the redeveloped Ayodhya that has been grabbing eyeballs is the 'Surya Stambh'.?
Since Lord Ram was a 'Suryavanshi' according to popular belief, several 'Surya Stambh' or solar pillars have been installed on the Dharma Path in Ayodhya.?
Dayal said, "If you walk on the Dharma Path, you will come across the Surya Stambh, which is the heritage of Lord Ram. The people seem to have taken to this landmark in a big way, as they are often seen standing alongside the Surya Stambh and clicking pictures. We installed these landmarks across the city after consulting leading experts and artists across the country."?
These 'Surya Stambh' pillars are 30-foot-high and have an ornamental orb which when lit at night resembles the Sun.?
Each pillar, made of reinforced cement concrete, has a decorative cladding made of a special fibre. It carries the chant 'Jai Shri Ram', a mace of Lord Hanuman and other ornamental motifs, PWD Assistant Engineer A P Singh told PTI.?
Challenges faced in the Ayodhya makeover for Ram temple inauguration
"The redevelopment of Ayodhya from scratch presented us with challenges on multiple fronts. The city used to be very quiet. There was barely any buzz or frenetic activities here as one would associate with bustling cities or townships. When I came here, I had doubts if a transformation of the city was at all possible," Dayal said.?
"With everyone pitching in with support and suggestions, the task that seemed challenging at the start was eventually made easy. We accomplished a humongous task in a very short space of time," he added.?
Ayodhya?is thus fully prepared to welcome Ram Lalla on January 22.?
"The hard work and effort put in by the officials behind the scenes to give?Ayodhya?a majestic and marvellous makeover is commendable. What we did to the city wasn't merely for money, as the work was linked intrinsically with our faith and sentiments. We are toiling day and night to ensure that all pending work is completed before January 22," Dayal told ANI.??
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