42-foot flag pole installed at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya ahead of Akshay Tritiya 2025

NEW DELHI: Champat Rai, general secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, installed a 42-foot flagpole on the main peak of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya on April 29, 2025, ahead of Akshaya Tritiya.
The installation ceremony took place at 8 am on Vaishakh Shukla Dwitiya according to the Hindu calendar, adding to the temple's total height of 161 feet.
The installation process began at 6.30am and was completed by 8am, with the event being documented on the official social media handle of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra.

"Today, on Vaishakh Shukla Dwitiya, Vikrami Samvat 2082, i.e. 29 April 2025, Tuesday, at 8 AM, the flag pole was installed on the main shikhar of the Mandir. The height of the flag pole is 42 feet," stated the official social media post.
The construction of the Ram temple is progressing swiftly, with the temple's peak completed and flag poles now in place. All seven mandaps are expected to be finished by the end of April, with the Ram Darbar idols scheduled to arrive in May.
"Lord Shiva temple is being made at the northeast corner of Parajota while the Sun God temple is on the southwestern corner... All Seven Mandaps are expected to be completed within the next 10 days of April, and all idols have also arrived... The target for completion is October 2025... Ram Darbar is expected to arrive in May," said Champat Rai.
The temple complex includes additional structures, with a Lord Shiva temple being constructed at the northeast corner and a Sun God temple at the southwestern corner. The entire project is scheduled for completion in October 2025.