After the council tweeted that a group of scientists from one of its laboratories showed how the sun’s rays will fall on the Ramlala’s head in Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir on the day of Ram Navami in 2024, India’s top science research organization CSIR courted controversy on 21 November.
While scientists defended the closely guarded project due to engineering difficulties, Mahua Moitra of the Trinamool Congress claimed that a senior scientist had approached her and expressed her shame at being a member of the Indian scientific community.
The project, which is being carried out by the Central Building Research Institute in Roorkee, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics in Bengaluru, and the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune, was described by scientists as involving challenging optomechanical engineering problems as well as complex astronomical calculations.
The mirrors must be moved every year for 19 years since the sun’s position can be estimated for a specific moment every year for thousands of years and the lunar calendar has a 19-year cycle. The mirrors return to their original location for the following cycle in the twentieth year.
The Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which oversees the temple’s construction, recently heard a presentation on the mammoth project. The ground floor must be finished by December 2023 in order for worshippers to enter the building after that date.
Inquiries about the project were not answered by N Kalaisalvi, director general of the CSIR. But according to insiders, work has started on the project.
News Mania Desk
