Maharashtra: Teakwood from Chandrapur being sent to Ayodhya Ram temple, says minister

A consignment of highquality teakwood meant for the Ayodhya Ram temple started its journey from Maharashtras Chandrapur district on Wednesday after a pooja and performance by hundreds of artistsSudhir Mungantiwar state minister for forests cultural affairs and fisheries said the highly durable wood has been sourced from the area which is a part of the Dandakaranya mentioned in the epic RamayanaThe consignment has about 1855 cubic feet of teakwood which will be used to build the main entrance of the temple the door of the sanctum sanctorum and other doors in the main temple structure said the ministerThe consignment was taken on a grand procession amid a performance by 1946 artists Several film personalities also attended the functionMaterials conforming to the highest quality standards and many with mythological significance are being sourced for the temple in Uttar Pradeshs Ayodhya town said officialsTwo massive shaligram stones have been brought to Ayodhya from Nepal to sculpt Lord Rams idol said the ministerThe trustees of the Ayodhya temple had contacted the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun and were told that the teakwood from Chandrapur district is the best Mungantiwar saidAlso Read Court orders Sanjay Raut to pay cost for seeking adjournment in defamation caseFollowing a request from Champat Rai general secretary of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust we decided to send high quality teakwood It is a great honour for us that we could send teakwood for Lord Rams temple in Ayodhya said MungantiwarThe minister said Lord Rams paternal grandmother Indumati belonged to the Vidarbha region in presentday Maharashtra It is a historic moment that teakwood is being dispatched from the grandmothers land to build her grandsons temple said MungantiwarThe construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya is likely to be completed months before the deadline an office bearer of the Sri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had said last weekWe are confident that the temple will be completed three months before the due date So we have advanced the deadline from December 2023 to September 2023 Now the temple will get its final shape in September said Prakash Gupta incharge of the trusts office at Ram JanambhoomiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever