The magnificent temple in Ayodhya dedicated to Ram Lalla, the infant form of Lord Ram, is a true blend of traditional Indian heritage architecture with science-based building techniques, ensuring its longevity for years to come. According to Shri Nripendra Misra, the head of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Ayodhya, "the temple has been made to last more than a thousand years." He claims that leading experts in India have helped to transform it into an iconic edifice unlike any other. In the temple, even ISRO technology have been used appropriately.
The architectural style was based on the Nagar Shaily or northern Indian temple designs created by Chandrakant Sompura, a family architect with fifteen generations of experience creating historic temple buildings. The family created more than 100 temple designs. According to Mr. Sompura, "In the annals of architecture Shri Ram Temple will be the rarely seen, unique kind of splendid creation ever conceptualized not only in India but at any place on Earth."
Nripendra Misra stated that the temple will be a three-story building with a total size of 2.7 acres and a built-up space of roughly 57,000 square feet. He claims that since iron has a limited lifespan of 80–90 years, neither steel nor iron have been utilized in the temple. The temple will be 161 feet tall, or almost 70% of the Qutab Minar's height.
As reinforcement, a 1.5 meter thick M-35 grade metal-free concrete raft was laid. A plinth made of solid granite taken from southern India that was 6.3 meters thick was positioned there to further fortify the foundation. The portion of the temple that will be visible to tourists is composed of pink sandstone from Rajasthan known as "Bansi Paharpur" stone. CBRI reports that there are 160 total columns on the ground floor, 132 on the first floor, and 74 on the second floor. The columns are all composed of sandstone and have external carvings. The sanctum sanctorum is adorned with white makrana marble that is extracted from quarries in Rajasthan. By the way, marble from the Makrana mines was used to build the Taj Mahal.
