Lucknow: A total of 148 of the 150 construction works in the Ram temple complex in Ayodhya have been completed and would be handed over to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, chairman of the temple construction committee chairman Nripendra Misra said on Friday.The target is to complete the lighting work on the ‘parkota’ and the temple facade by Nov 15, Misra said, adding that arrangements would be made to illuminate the temple in keeping with its grandeur and architectural beauty during Diwali. The multicolour facade lights are already functioning over the main temple while work on connecting the remaining ones over the sub-temples is underway.“The water treatment plant that had to be set up over the top of parkota is yet to be constructed,” said Misra.Officials said once parkota is ready, lights are also going to be put up over it. Apart from bowing down before Ram Lalla idol at the ground floor and and Ram Darbar on the first floor, six sub-temples dedicated to gods and goddesses have been established over the parkota. Seven more sub-temples have been dedicated to prominent sages and seers within the main temple while seventh one called the Sheshavatar temple, is dedicated to Lakshman. The facade lights would be installed over all the sub-temples in a gradual manner.Once the main temple complex and parkota is handed over, focus of the construction committee would be on finishing the horticulture works within the 70-acre complex. Similarly completing the ambitious museum dedicated on the key episodes from Ramayan and Ram’s journey as well as other structures that have been planned over the 70-acre wide complex such as auditorium, amphitheatre, guest house among others would be taken up in phases.
