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Ayodhya: Unmindful of the outcome of the efforts being made by Hindu and Muslim religious leaders to resolve the vexed Ayodhya issue, artisans are engaged in carving pillars and stones for the proposed Ram temple at workshops in Ayodhya and Rajasthan.

"Over 60 per cent of the construction material is ready. The day Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas (trust) and the Hindu saints decide, the construction of temple will begin," said Anu Bhai, an architect from Gujarat who monitors carving of stones and pillars in the workshops at Karsewakpuram in Ayodhya.

The work to carve pillars and stones is going on at six workshops, four in Rajasthan and two in Ayodhya.

At least 70 artisans are working on the job in Ayodhya. Majority of them are from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh and they work in shifts for at least eight hours a day.

VHP (Vishwa hindu Parishad) media in-charge Sharad Sharma told reporters that the material including pillars and stones for the construction of ground floor of the proposed Ram temple is "quite ready".

Pillars and stones, to be used for construction of 'singhdwar', 'nritya mandap', 'rang mandap' and 'garbh grah', have also been carved, he said.

Six main pillars of the temple, decorated with floral carvings and designs, have already been constructed, Sharma said.

Of the required 180 beams, 77 are ready and the artisans were working on the remaining beams, he said.

PTI