The ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya took place today. The temple is being seen as a symbol of unity with contributions coming in from different communities.
In this light, the Jain community from Gujarat has donated a silver brick for the construction of the Ram temple.
Jain saints had presented this silver brick to to representatives of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
“The Jain community, along with the whole country is excited about the construction of the mega ram temple in Ayodhya. With this contribution, we are expressing our excitement. On August 5, our community will perform thousands of chants and wish for the completion of the construction work of the temple. The whole community will light diyas at their homes to express happiness.”, one of the Jain saints was quoted saying.
They had collected 18 kgs of silver from with the contribution of many Jains and will be giving more during the construction of the temple.