Imphal, Manipur. Narad Bhattarai of Manipur will participate as Archak in the much-anticipated Pran Pratistha Mahotsav of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The 31-year-old vedic scholar from Manipur’s Serou Part II under Kakching district holds a degree in MA (Vedacharya) and a Ved Teacher at Shri Ram Ved Vidyalaya, Karsevak Puram, Ayodhya. Additionally, he has been appointed as Chief Archak by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra (SRJBTK).
Informing about the appointment, Mahamantri of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, Champat Rai said in a letter, that the young Ved Scholar had been appointed with the approval of Vidhwan Saydheya Ganeshwar Shatri Drabir and Saydheya Lakhsmikant Dixit of Kashi.
The Ram Mandir is being built in traditional Naagar style of temple architecture. It has a length (east-west) of 380 feet, a width of 250 feet, and a height of 161 feet. With each floor being 20 feet tall the three-storied temple has a total of 392 pillars and 44 doors.
While, the childhood form of Prabhu Shri Ram (the idol of Shri Ram Lalla) is situated at the basement sanctum sanctorum, the first floor is dedicated for Shri Ram Darbar adored with the statues of deities, gods, and goddesses.
No iron is used in the temple, no concrete on the ground (earth). Below the ground, the sanctum sanctorum is constructed with a 14-meter- thick layer of roller-compacted concrete (RCC), giving it the appearance of artificial rock.
