With excitement building, the much-anticipated opening of Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir has been formally scheduled for January 22, 2024. At noon on the auspicious Abhijeet Muhurat, the statue of 5-year-old Ram Lalla will be placed inside the sanctum. Prominent dignitaries, such as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are set to honor this historic and very meaningful occasion.
Standing as a harmonious undertaking, Ram Temple’s construction drew contributions from all over India as well as outside assistance. While Thailand donated holy soil and holy water, Mauritius declared holidays for its Hindu citizens. The upcoming consecration ceremony is set to be a grand celebration in Uttar Pradesh, marking it as a major festival.
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After months of meticulous preparation, invitations to more than 7,000 people have been sent out. With about 3,000 of them being VIPs—politicians, business executives, celebrities, and cricket stars. The entire country is abuzz with anticipation, underscoring the collective excitement enveloping this historic occasion.
Nevertheless, in the middle of these arrangements, there are reports circulating regarding the temple’s structure. Among them is the insertion of a time capsule.
Yes, you heard it right!
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The Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust intends to place a “Time Capsule” 2,000 feet below the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
The time capsule will be placed below Ram Mandir, Ayodhya
Initiating a major project, the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is set to insert a “Time Capsule.” The time capsule will be kept 2,000 feet underneath the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. This meticulously constructed capsule is intended to include all of Ram Janmabhoomi’s historical aspects. It will offer complex information for educational purposes.
As a proactive attempt to promote knowledge and prevent arguments over the many aspects of the history of the ‘Ram Mandir’. Trust members highlight that the deliberate location under the site is intended to anticipate any future disagreements over the region.
What is a time capsule?
Time capsules serve as a historical archive of data and knowledge. It makes them essential instruments for preserving knowledge for future generations as well as helping historians and archaeologists better understand certain nations, eras, and communities.
What will be written in the Ram Temple time capsule?
The time capsule will carry a message about Ayodhya, Lord Ram, and his birthplace in Sanskrit. According to the Trust, the reason for selecting Sanskrit is its ability to write long sentences in a few words.
It’s noteworthy that the time capsule wasn’t embedded during the Bhoomi Pujan ceremony, as its preparation demands meticulous attention. Expert involvement has been sought to ensure precision in information and concise message articulation.
The time capsule’s message is engraved on acid-free paper and is made of sturdy metals like copper, stainless steel, or aluminum to endure the test of time. This time capsule, which is meticulously buried deep down and housed inside a 3-foot-long container, will serve as a testimony to this important event for future generations.
However, this is not the first instance of a time capsule placed within a well-known location
Here is the list of Time Capsules in India so far:
- A time capsule was placed outside one of the gates of the Red Fort by India’s first and only female Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. The time capsule was named ‘Kalpatra’ on August 15, 1972. It narrates the post-independence history of India. This time capsule is going to be opened after 1000 years.
- On 6 March 2010, a time capsule was buried near the auditorium of IIT Kanpur in the presence of the first and so far the only woman President of India, Pratibha Patil.
- A time capsule was buried in the Mahatma Temple in Gandhinagar in 2010 to commemorate 50 years of the foundation of the temple.
- Alexandra Girls Education Institution, Mumbai buried a time capsule in the year 2014, to be opened on September 1, 2062, on the event of the bicentenary anniversary of the school.
- At the event of the ‘106th Indian Science Congress’ organized by Lovely Professional University (LPU), a time capsule was placed on the campus of LPU in the presence of Prime Minister Modi. The time capsule holds 100 different objects that belonged to three distinguished Nobel laureates – German-American biochemist Thomas Christian Südhof, Hungarian-born Israeli biochemist Avraham Hershko, and British-born American physicist F. by Duncan M. Haldane represents a cross-section of the technology of that time in India for the next 100 years.
Oldest time capsule
In Burgos, Spain, on November 30, 2017, a 400-year-old time capsule holding political, cultural, and economic data from 1777 was discovered within a statue of Jesus Christ. Experts claim that this is the earliest time capsule ever discovered.
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