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Date for bhoomi pujan for construction of Ram Temple expected today

As per the reports, most of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust members have reached Ayodhya to participate in the meeting.

Date for bhoomi pujan for construction of Ram Temple expected today

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The date for the bhoomi pujan (land worship) for the construction of the Ram Temple is expected to be announced at a meeting of Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Saturday.

As per the reports, most of the trust members have reached Ayodhya to participate in the meeting. Nripendra Mishra, chairman of the trust’s building construction committee, reached Ayodhya on Wednesday.

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Other members, including Govindev Giri, Kameshwar Chaupal and Yugapurusha Swami Parmanand, are also expected to reach Ayodhya later on Saturday.

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UP additional chief secretary Avnish Awasthi and additional home secretary Gyanesh Kumar, will also reach Ayodhya.

The members who are unable to reach Ayodhya due to the coronavirus pandemic will be connected through video conferencing.

Dr Krishna Gopal, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) joint general secretary, reached Ayodhya on Friday and met the seers associated with the temple construction, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaders and officials of the temple trust.

Gopal held a meeting with members of the temple trust at Karsevakapuram in the day where he discussed issues pertaining to temple construction and finalization of the agenda for Saturday’s meeting.

Mahant Kamalnayan Das, president of the Ram Mandir Trust and the successor of Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Yogi Adityanath should visit Ayodhya soon and lay the foundation stone for the construction of the Ram temple.

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