Ram temple date: March 12, 2002

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2002 >Sat, 20 Jan 2001 12:38:29 -0500 > >Title: Ram temple date: March

12, 2002 >Author: Prem Panicker in Kumbh Nagri >Publication: Rediff >Jan.

20, 2000 > > The much-awaited Vishwa Hindu Parishad resolution > regarding the

date of construction of the Ram Temple at > Ayodhya was formally moved at 3.12

pm on Saturday. > > The resolution, signed by Mahant Paramhans Ramchandra >

Das, in his dual role of President, Srriram Janambhoomi > Nyas and President,

Sri Ramjanambhoomi Mandir > Nirman Samiti and presented before the assembled >

sadhus, sants and savants by Acharya Dharmendra of the > VHP's Marg Darshi

Mandal, declares that on an > auspicious day on or immediately after Maha

Shivaratri (March 12) 2002, work > will begin on the construction of the

temple. > > A year-long build-up has been envisaged, leading up to the March 12

deadline. > The resolution, thus, said that "all concerned were on notice" ("

Sambandith > pakshon ko chetavani deti hai ", in the words of the resolution)

that they were > required to work from today (Sarurday) through to March 12,

2002 to ensure > that all obstacles facing construction of a temple in Ayodhya

were removed. > > The public awareness programme pegs the first part of its

operations on the fact > that this year marks the Golden Jubilee of the

praan-prathishta of the Shiv > Temple at Somnath. Thus, it has been decided to

"seek the blessings of Shiva for > the proposed Ram Temple at Ayodhya" by

carrying out a month-long > programme of archanas and abhisheks dedicated to

Shiva in temples across > the country, concentrating most especially on the

villages. This programme has > been slotted for the period September 18-October

16. > > Simultaneously, a task force of religious leaders will fan out across

the country > in an outreach programme, starting almost immediately. The

programme is > aimed at spreading the message of the urgent need to construct

the Ram Temple. > The religious leaders will carry with them idols of Sri Ram,

which will be > venerated at every single village. The organisers intend that

the idol reach a > minimum of 3,500 villages spread across the country. This

programme is > expected to last for five months, with a break in-between for

the Chaturmas , > period of four months when Hindu religious leaders are

forbidden to travel. > > Once Shiva's blessings are duly obtained, phase two of

the programme will kick > off with a Ram Jagran day -- November 26, 2001 -- when

the VHP will > coordinate mass chanting of Sri Ram's name and the 'Jay Ram Jay

Ram Jay Jay > Ram' mantra across the country. > > The programme crescendoes

with a Chetavani Sant Yatra in February 2002. > As per the resolution, Hindu

religious leaders of all types will assemble in > Ayodhya by February 18, and

march on Delhi, timing their arrival in the > capital on February 25. This

march is intended to intimate to the government > the VHP's resolution to begin

construction work on schedule. > > And so on -- the resolution says -- to March

12, 2002. > > "This is being announced at the Dharam Sansad, it has the backing

of all > religious leaders in the country, and the VHP does not have the history

of > back-tracking on any announcement made at the Dharam Sansad. The date is >

final, the plans are final and, come what may, our work will proceed on >

schedule," Acharya Dharmender announced before a packed house at the VHP's >

tent city in Kumbh Nagari. > > Significantly, barely minutes before the

resolution was officially moved in the > Dharam Sansad, the Mahamandaleshwars

of the Nirvani, Juna, Nirmohi, Atal > and Digamber Akharas, all party to the

original Akhara Parishad resolution to > boycott the Dharam Sansad and

dissociate from the VHP's temple plans, strode > onto the dais to join over 100

other religious leaders forming the core of the > VHP's Marg Darshak Mandal. > >

With this, the VHP has succeeded in bringing together pretty much every >

religious leader of note, with the exception of the Dwarka and Puri >

Sankaracharyas.

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