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On February 5, 2020, Union Home

Minister Amit Shah announced the
formation of the Shri Ram
Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust
in Parliament. 15 trustees were

appointed to the Shri Ram
Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust,
with a provision for one trustee to

n The goal is to double the current annual tourist footfall of always be from the Dalit community.
15 million.
n The ‘Mahakal Lok’ features a grand entrance and a
384-meter-long mural wall depicting 25 stories of Shiva.
n This great center of spirituality has been given its grandest main temple and the six temples within
facelift through the Mahakal Lok project, which Prime the precincts dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated on October 11, 2022. Lord Ganesha, Lord Hanuman, Surya Dev,
n The plaza covers an area of 2.5 hectares and is surrounded Goddess Bhagwati, Goddess Annapurna,
on one side by a lotus pond with a fountain and a statue of and Sheshavatar Temple have also been
Shiva. completed.
n 108 pillars line the Mahakal Path, depicting the Ananda Flagstaffs and sacred Kalash have been
Tandava form (dance form) of Lord Shiva. Religious installed on them. All works directly related to
sculptures depicting the life of Lord Shiva have been
installed along the Mahakal Path. the convenience of visitors or arrangements
n The Mahalok Project includes the development of facilities have also been fully completed. Every work
and the expansion of the area, and the entire complex is being carried out in Ayodhya related to de-
monitored 24/7 by an Integrated Command and Control velopment and heritage is inspired by the life
Center using artificial intelligence and surveillance cameras. values of Lord Shri Ram. Restoring Ayodhya’s
glory involves centuries of patience, count-
less sacrifices, renunciation, and penance.
Kamakhya Temple Corridor In the nearly one and a half years since the

Pran Pratishtha ceremony, which concluded
on January 22, 2024, more than 450 million
The area devotees have visited Ayodhya. Additionally,
surrounding the projects worth approximately 50,000 crore
Kamakhya Temple rupees are reshaping Ayodhya. The Shri Ram
in Guwahati, Janmabhoomi Temple construction project
Assam, has been has also created history. It is the first religious
expanded from project in the world to receive the Sword
3,000 square feet of Honour from the British Safety Council
to approximately and the highest safety award from India’s
100,000 square National Safety Council. This demonstrates
feet. The that the construction was carried out not only
renovation of six with faith but also in accordance with global
temples is included engineering and safety standards. The city of
in this project.
Ayodhya is no longer merely a city of temples
and devotion; with holistic development, it
is becoming a beacon of life’s path that will

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