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AYODHYA: From March 25, the first day of Navaratra, Ram Lalla puja and darshan will be held at a new site 150 metres away from the current spot on Ramjanmabhoomi premises. Till the sanctum sanctorum is built, the idol will remain in the temporary bulletproof enclosure.

This will be for the first time in 28 years that puja and darshan of Ram Lalla will be done at a site away from the sanctum sanctorum.

Champat Rai, the secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, said Ram Lalla idol will be moved to the new site by March 25.

Devotees will have to walk half-a kilometre less for darshan of Ram Lalla at the new site, said Rai. At present, devotees have to cover a distance of around 1km for darshan.

The date for the construction of Ram temple will be decided in the next meeting of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Nripendra Mishra , chairman of temple construction panel, told agencies.

Meanwhile, the two-day meeting of the Ram temple trust scheduled in Ayodhya on March 3-4 has been postponed. It will now be held after Holi.

“This was an important meeting as major decisions were scheduled to be taken, including the dates of various activities in Ramjanmabhoomi premises and other businesses relating to Ram temple construction. Now, the meeting has been rescheduled after Holi,” Dr Anil Mishra, a member of Ram temple trust, told TOI.

