Ayodhya. The three sculptors who made the idol of Lord Ram Lalla have been paid remuneration. All three have been given the same amount. The temple trust has given Rs 75 lakh each to the three sculptors. Since Pran Pratishtha, more than 2.5 crore devotees have visited the idol. Crores of rupees have been donated.
A meeting of the trust was held under the chairmanship of Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, president of Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust. In which the account details were submitted. The trust informed that so far the temple has received 363 crores, which includes interest from the bank, offerings etc. This includes about 204 crores as interest from the bank. The rest of the money has come from offerings. According to the trust, devotees have offered about 20 kg of gold and 9 quintals of silver in the temple.
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Three sculptors got Rs 75 lakh each
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust has given Rs 75 lakh each to the three sculptors who made the idol of Ram Lalla along with 18% GST. The idol made by 37-year-old sculptor Arun Yogiraj has been installed in the Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla. The second sculptor Ganesh Bhatt has been awarded many awards in Karnataka State. The third sculptor Satyanarayan Pandey is the son of Jaipur’s famous sculptor Rameshwar Lal Pandey.
More than 2.5 crore devotees took darshan
In the 7 months since the consecration of Ramlala, 2 crore 85 lakh devotees have visited Ramlala. In the month of Saavan, 35 lakh devotees have visited. That means about 1.30 lakh devotees have visited Ramlala every day.
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So far so much money has been spent
So far, Rs 1850 crore has been spent on the construction of Shri Ramlala’s temple. About 850 crore more will be needed to complete the construction of the temple. The work of temple construction is going on day and night. Ram Darbar of titanium will be built on the first floor of Ram temple. The main idol to be installed here will be of white marble.