'Entire world is family': Rajnath Singh on receiving water from 115 nations for Ram Mandir

Speaking at an event organized to receive water from 115 nations for Ayodhya Ram Temple, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed that India is only country where ss considered entire world as one family and so, water from all nations are collected to depict mess of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'. On August 5, 2020, foundation of Ram Mandir was laid in Ayodhya following  Supreme Court's order on land. 

Rajnath Singh said, "India is only country where ss considered entire world ir family & gave mess of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'. So water for 'jalabhishek' & construction should come from all nations". 

He ded, "Indians didn't resort to violence. Ram Temple construction work started only after Supreme Court gave its verdict. This is a positive approach for Indians. India is a nation that doesn't discriminate on basis of caste, creed & religion".

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On August 25, a Delhi NGO, Delhi Study Group (DSG) collected pure river and ocean water from 115 nations across world to pour into main sanctum of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Ex-Delhi BJP MLA and President of DSG, Dr Vijay Jolly h said, “When people could t travel from one nation to ar in corona times, we, with blessings of Bhagwan Ram, succeeded in our historical mission of faith and belief".

As per construction plan, re will be a museum, record room, research centre, auditorium, cowshed, a centre for tourists, ministrative building, yoga shala, and or facilities on premises of temple. In an earlier meeting of 15 members of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, it was decided that industrial fly ash, procured from Unchahar rmal Power Plant in Rae Bareli, will be used inste of cement for construction of aforementioned parts. In dition, sandstone will be procured from Mirzapur, Jodhpur, marble from Makrana in Rajasthan, and pink stone from Bansi Paharpur in Rajasthan.

In a recent update to Ram temple construction, on September 17, Champat Rai, General Secretary of Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, informed that first phase of foundation work has been completed. He said, “ first phase has been completed. We'll be setting up ar layer me up of stones, namely Karnataka's granite and Mirzapur's sandstone, over this concrete base.” He ded that by December 2023, temple construction will be completed. 

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