प्रबिसि नगर कीजे सब काजा। हृदयँ राखि कोसलपुर राजा॥
As we prepare to grandly welcome our Ram Lalla let us take a moment to express our gratitude towards all the dharm yodha whose invaluable sacrifices & contributions led us to this historic occasion
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In 1717, Rajput noble Jai Singh II purchased the land of the mosque and vested it in the deity. This gave Hindus the right to worship Prabhu Ram's idols outside the mosque.

This led to raising of a platform near the Babri Masjid in 1857 which upon complaint by Muslim parties to then British Collector, finally led to the construction of a wall to separate two structures, thus indirectly paving ground for first legal claim of Hindus over  Janmabhumi.

Mahant Raghubardas in 1883 began building a temple upon the raised platform. Upon being stopped by the DM he was the first Hindu claimant to file a suit for right of Hindu ownership and temple construction at Ram Janmabhoomi.
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Mahant Paramhans Ramchandra Das along with Mahant Vrindavan Das and Baba Abiram Das at great personal risk put Ram Lalla idol at its rightful place, thus aiding Ram Lalla to be Virajman ( a sitting deity). 

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This led to devotees being given officially the right to darshan (viewing) from a side gate of the deities thus proving another crucial step in the struggle of Hindus for their right of worship to be legally recognized.

During the hey days of temple movement, Baba remained the most crucial voice of Hindu saints and seers. As head of Ramjanmbhoomi Nyas he spearheaded this fight with great fervour for 50 years from 1934 agitation to 1949 filling of first case in independent India.
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Freedom fighter, philanthropist Hanuman Prasad Poddar, who arranged for financial provisions for the sadhus of Ayodhya for an akhand kirtan n fighting the legal battle. As editor of  magazine Kalyan he used the power of pen to raise awareness about the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.

Mahant Digvijaynath, who was the Dada Guru in the line of Gorakhnath Math Mahants of present UP CM @myogiadityanath Yogi Adityanath. He organised a 9 day Ramcharitmanas Recitation event outside Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which gave impetus to temple movement. 

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He too played a pivotal role in helping Ram Lalla Virajaman appear inside the temple premises. Upon insistence by Nehru to remove the deities, he courageously proclaimed: "We wont let you do that as long as we are alive". - 1949

Mahant Avaidhyanath, the disciple of Mahant Digvijayanath  founded the Shri RamJanmbhoomi Mukti Yagna Samiti in 1984  and led a march from Sitarmahi, Bihar, to Ayodhya to “liberate” the temple. 

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Shri K.K. Nair - As District Magistrate of Ayodhya, in 1949 he refused several direct orders from PM Nehru himself to vacate the Ram Lalla and Sita Ma idols from the temple premises even at the cost of his bureaucratic career.

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Justice Deoki Nandan Agarwal, a retired High court judge who collected data, including revenue records, to help establish historical legal claim of Ram Lalla over Shri Ram Janmbhoomi.

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In the eyes of the law, sitting deity is a perpetual minor,  so it needed to be represented by a next of friend. So he filed a writ petition to appear in the suit as Ram Lalla's sakha (friend).

After his death in 2002, TP Verma, a retired history professor at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), was appointed the next 'sakha'. 

 In the present suit, Trilok Nath Pandey, represented the deity as next of friend. 

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Shri B.B. Lal who led the ASI study which found 12 pillar bases of Ram Temple in 1975-76 which carried Hindu motifs mouldings figures of Hindu deities. Hounded by leftists chased by mobs during excavation he continued undeterred in his quest to bring to light the objective truth.

His project titled "Archaeology of Ramayana Sites" excavated 5 Ramayana-related sites of Ayodhya, Bharadwaj Ashram, Nandigram, Chitrakoot and Shringaverapura. He published a book titled Rāma, His Historicity, Mandir and Setu: Evidence of Literature, Archaeology and Other Sciences

He submitted his preliminary findings to ASI upon which all his technical facilities required to continue further excavations were withdrawn, and despite repeated requests, the project wasn't revived for another 10–12 years. 

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Justice Krishna Mohan Pandey, on February 1, 1986, as District Judge, ordered the gates of the "disputed site" to be opened for darshan and pooja of Ram Lalla. This judgement nearly cost him his promotion and elevation to High Court.

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Shri Ashok Singhal, president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (Global Hindu Foundation), organized Dharma Sansad in 1984 in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. The movement for reclaiming the Ramjanmabhoomi temple was born here with Shri Singhal becoming it's chief architect. 

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From 1984 onwards Singhal became the key coordinator between Hindu sadhus and BJP politicians and rendered his invaluable service in the stormy days of kar seva and shilanayas (laying of foundation stone) of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple.

Later as the mascot of the temple movement he felt compelled to sit on a fast unto death to protest against what he felt was callous approach of Government. From then till his death in 2015, he continued his Satyagraha for this great cause of collective Hindu consciousness.

Shri L.K. Advani who led the Ram Rath Yatra from Somnath in Gujarat to Ayodhya in UP had an invaluable role in re-awakening Hindu voices all over India for the sacred cause of #AyodhyaRamMandir.

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Though the procession never reached Ayodhya as Advani was arrested in Bihar on the orders of the then CM, Lalu Yadav, it's purpose was fulfilled and the slogan of "Ram Lalla hum ayenge, Mandir wahin banayenge" became a reverberating cry all across Indian heartland.

The invaluable contributions of Hon'ble leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Murli Manohar Joshi and firebrands like Vinay Katiyar, Uma Bharti, Sadhvi Ritambhara etc gave further impetus to VHP-Sangh Parivar's campaign of converging all Hindu voices for temple construction in Ayodhya.

Shri Kameshwar Chaupal, a kar sevak from Bihar on 9 November 1989 (exactly 30 years ago), laid the first brick for construction of Rama temple at Rama Janmabhumi. 

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The Kothari brothers, Ram and Sharad were the first karsevaks to mount the saffron flag atop the then disputed structure. 72 hours later police dragged them out of the house and shot them along with many other sadhus and kar sevaks  such as Ramesh Pandey, Babulal Tiwari etc.

These incidents of police brutality were suppressed in Indian media, promoting the Hindu community to launch a nationwide awareness program displaying the Asthi Kalash of these veer balidanis. Around Hanumangarhi, an alley was renamed Shaheed Gali to commemorate their valour.

Shri Kalyan Singh who as then CM of UP provided state security to the temple premises & later taking moral responsibility for the demolition of disputed structure sacrificed his political career forever saying "This government was for Ram Mandir and now it's mission is fulfilled"

Team of 8 archeologists (among them former ASI directors, Dr. Y.D. Sharma and Dr. K.M. Srivastava) in July 1992 went to the Ramkot hill excavated religious sculptures, a statue of Vishnu. They concluded that these fragments belonged to a temple of the Nagara style (900-1200 AD).

Among this team was Dr. Swaraj Prakash Gupta who found a number of amakalas, i.e., the cogged-wheel type architectural element which crown the top of spire or shikhara, a characteristic feature of all north Indian temples of the early medieval period.

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Dr. Gupta also found cornices, pillar capitals, mouldings, door jambs with floral patterns leading him to conclude, "This leaves little doubt regarding the existence of a 10th-12th century temple complex at the site of Ayodhya."

He faced tremendous backlash for his findings and for exposing leftist lies by giving evidence of vandalism and iconoclasm at the sacred site before Allahabad High Court. Wish he was still with us to witness his vindication and fulfillment of this civilizational triumph.

Former ASI regional director, Shri K.K Mohammad who in his testimony to Supreme Court conclusively said that Babri Masjid was built on the remains of Ram temple. He was part of the student delegation during Shri B.B. Lal's first Ayodhya excavation in 1975-76.

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After his retirement through his talks and books he tried spreading awareness about the conclusiveness of ASI findings in Muslim intellectual community in an effort to rally them for a peaceful settlement of this cause.

Just like his predecessors he too was hounded by communist historians who tried casting aspersions on the career capabilities of this padmashri awardee eminent archeologist. With the Supreme Court verdict he too now finds vindication and our collective gratitude.
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Renowned historian and political scientist- Dr Meenakshi Jain  who gave vast array of historical evidences in her books “Rama and Ayodhya” and “The Battle for Rama" to establish the centrality of Shri Ram in Ayodhya and demolish the false claims of leftist historians.

Shri Shri Ravi Shankar, spiritual guru and founder of Art of Living Foundation, as part of Supreme Court appointed mediation panel tried for an amiable settlement of the dispute between both communities on mutual understanding.

Former Attorney General and Pitamah of Indian Bar, K. Parasaran. His erudite legal and Hindu scripture scholarship and great oratory skill were key to success of Ram Lalla's case as a juristic person n titular owner of Ram Janmabhoomi. Respect to this 93 year old legal luminary

Our Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi @narendramodi who from being the architect of Advaniji's Rath Yatra to heading so fearlessly and efficiently the world's largest democracy, has played unparalleled role in ensuring a successful conclusion of Ram Janmabhoomi movement.

Lastly but most importantly the 5 judge SC Bench led by CJI Ranjan Gogoi which pronounced this historic verdict. Their judicial wisdom finally led to a joyous culmination of this centuries old civilizational struggle with a balanced and optimal solution for all parties concerned.

श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ मनसा स्मरामि
श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ वचंसा गृणामि ।
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श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ शरणं प्रपद्ये ॥

May our Maryada Purshottam Shri Ram continue to bestow his divine blessings on us always.

Jai Shri Ram