Hot spots that narrate the journey of Ram temple movement
Hindustan TimesAYODHYA Much water has flown down the Saryu since the peak of temple movement in the 1980s, followed by the demolition of the Babri mosque in December 1992, till date when the grand Ram temple is all set to be inaugurated. The Bada Sthan, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s Karsevakpuram, Karyashala, the Maniram Chhavni and the Digambar Akhara are some such spots besides the Ram Janmabhoomi area that are reminiscent of the temple movement. Though no one was allowed to move on the streets of Ayodhya at that time, the then Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas president Mahant Ram Chandradas ‘Paramhans’ was given permission to reach the designated spot at the ‘Bada Sthan’ to donate the ‘shila’ for the construction of Ram temple. They questioned two important leaders of the Ram temple movement - Mahant Ramchandra Das ‘Paramhans’ and Mahant Nritya Gopal Das - and raised slogans like ‘Jis Hindu ka khoon na khaule, khoon Nahin woh pani hai’. The state government has set up a multi-purpose building at the Digambar Akhara that was abode of Mahant Ram Chandra Das ‘Paramhans’ who played an important role at every step of Ram temple agitation.