Nritya Gopal Das: Ram temple construction to start in 6 months

President of
Shri Ram  Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra
Trust Mahant Nritya Gopal Das on Friday said the Ram temple in Ayodhya will
come up where the deity dwells and it would be on the lines of the model
displayed earlier.

Prime
Minister Narendra Modi had announced the formation of the 15-member trust in
Parliament on February 5. It has seven members, five nominated members and
three trustees. The trust was formed in adherence to the Supreme Court verdict
on the Ayodhya dispute in November last year.

“The
temple will be built where Lord Ram dwells in Ayodhya. It will be on the lines
of the model shown earlier. It (temple) might see a slight change. Neither will
the temple be built on chanda (offerings) nor with government finance. It will
be constructed with people’s help,” he told reporters here.

He said the
date of construction with be finalised in the next meeting of the trust, adding
that it would start in the next six months.

He said
heads of ‘akharas’ in Ayodhya will meet shortly in connection with the temple
construction.

Das brushed
aside talk of some seers being upset at not being included in the Trust.