Ram Mandir, Ayodhya ~ The Holi place with incredible architectural beauty

Ram Mandir, Ayodhya, a grand Hindu temple inaugurated on January 22, 2024, at a site in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, believed to be the birthplace of the Hindu deity Ram.

The main temple will have three floors, going up to a total height of 161 feet (49 meters). It will be 360 feet (110 meters) long and 235 feet (72 meters) wide. The temple will feature 5 congregation halls (mandapas) and 12 gates. Designed by architect Chandrakant Sompura and his son Ashish Sompura, the temple is built in the Nagara style of architecture, similar to the Sun Temple at Konark, Odisha. The Nagara style is characterized by its distinctive shikhara—that is, a superstructure, tower, or spire above the garbhagriha. The spire and the garbhagriha of the Ram temple have a unique octagonal shape, unlike the traditional square-shaped garbhagrihas. Although no iron or steel has been used to build the temple, it is expected to withstand natural calamities for the next 2,500 years because it has undergone 3D structural analysis, according to Ashish Sompura. Pink sandstone from Bansi Paharpur and marble from Makrana, both in the state of Rajasthan, have been used to construct the temple.