‘Rudrabhishek’ on June 10 for beginning work on Ram temple

AYODHYA: A rudrabhishek, to be organised at Kuber Tila temple on the Ramjanambhoomi’s premises on June 10, will mark the start of work on Ram temple. “By offering prayers to Lord Shiva we are following the tradition set by Lord Rama,” Mahant Kamal Nayan Das, successor and spokesperson of Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, president of the Ram Mandir Trust told TOI.
Meanwhile, engineers and technical staff of L&T, camping on the premises of Ramjanmabhoomi, have started preparations for foundation-laying. Chief priest of Ram Janmabhoomi temple Acharya Satyendra Das said, “L&T personnel are supervising the levelling work. They, too, are waiting eagerly for becoming a part of history,” he added.
Triloki Nath Pandey, decree holder of Ramjanmabhoomi awarded by the Supreme Court, said that there is an ancient temple of Shiva on Kuber Tila. The prayers would be held there, he said, adding that the special prayers would be performed by Mahant Kamal Nayan Das and other priests on behalf of Mahant Nritya Gopal Das.