Hyderabad: Carved doors of Ram temple

Hyderabad: As the Ram temple in Ayodhya will soon open its doors to devotees, a Hyderabad-based company is at the center of those doors. Anuradha Timbers International, based in New Bowenpally, with a heritage of over 100 years in the timber business, has been busy completing this seminal task during the last months. His initial contribution was a small wooden model of the temple, which he was surprised to see, which would be placed on the way for darshan. Building on its experience of winning contracts on its own merits and managing other high-profile projects like Temple Yadagirigutta, the company’s artisans began working at the temple facilities in June. Under the guidance of 60 expert wood sculptors and carpenters under the direction of chief sculptor Ramesh, they created 18 doors in the lower floor of the temple, including the main entrance made of four leaves, folded in the middle. Between two meters and upper and 12 ancho pies. Social Director Ch. Sarath Babu describes this topic as the most important project and a tremendous experience. “We are building these doors that will last for thousands of years using traditional techniques that do not use nails to fit the doors. Our family’s experience is what helped us achieve this”, he says. Handcrafted in the Nagara style, all the doors and five mandapas of the interior of the sanctum are gilded with gold. The intricate designs of each of these doors include figures of crouching elephants, lotuses, women welcoming with folded hands, surreal peacocks and other patterns. “So far we have delivered all the doors of the lower plant. Together with them, we will make around 100 more doors to be installed in and around the temple”, says Choudhary, a social executive. Kiran Kumar further said that the work will have to be done with a very tight calendar. Although it usually takes workers more than eight months to deliver doors with such elaborate designs, these should be completed in less than two months without compromising on quality. From the design to the teak wood used, everything had to be approved by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.