RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat too is expected to be present during ceremony marking start of construction, says trust building the temple
In March this year, the 'Ram Lalla' idol was shifted to a temporary structure near Manas Bhawan in Ram Janmabhoomi premises, till the completion of the construction of Ram temple
The decision comes days after a violent face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh left 20 Indian Army personnel dead
Its amendment of the Citizenship Act led to widespread countrywide protests in December, January, and February
According to reports, the trust, in its second meeting, was to work out the modalities of the 'Bhoomi Pujan'
The idol of Ram Lalla was placed on a 9.5-kg silver throne in the new structure where the idol would remain till the construction of the Ram temple is completed on the site
The Sangh Parivar outfit made public a silver throne, which, it said, had been ordered by the erstwhile princely family of Ayodhya
The VHP will have a quiet ceremony of shifting Ram Lalla to the new fibreglass structure so that construction of the temple could be expedited
On March 25, the makeshift idol of Ram Lalla at the Ram Janambhoomi will be shifted to a fibre structure in the Manas Bhawan
Previously, all donations were being deposited in another account that was operated by the receiver of the disputed site - the commissioner in this case
The much-awaited grand Ram temple in Ayodhya will be constructed by construction giant Larsen and Toubro (L&T).
"It is possible that the government-formed trust will have to acquire more land from around for building the grand temple," the former BJP MP said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the formation of the 15-member trust in Parliament on February 5
Describing it as a courtesy meeting, Champat Rai said the prime minister also said nothing should be done to disturb the atmosphere of the country
VHP leader Champat Rai, who was elected as the trust's general secretary, was present at the meet along with treasurer Swami Govind Dev Giri
The trust was constituted by the government after a Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya land dispute case in November last year
The construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya will commence either on Ram Navmi or Akshaya Tritiya in April, Swami Govind Devgiri Maharaj, a trustee of Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the trust will have 15 members, including one from the Dalit community.
Shah congratulated Modi "for such an unprecedented decision" that strengthens social harmony
The trust is called 'Sri Ram Janambhoomi Tirath Kshetra, Modi said in the Lok Sabha