As the tussle over the ownership of the disputed land in Ayodhya continues with full vigour, a frail octagenarian sadhu, unmindful of it, is completely engrossed in his most important task -- to take care of a pile of bricks. After all, these three lakh bricks are not ordinary. With 'Shri Ram' inscribed on them, the bricks are the ones proposed to be used for the seat of an idol of Lord Ram planned to be built by VHP at the disputed site in Aydhya. “It is not any recent assignment of mine. I have been performing this task for the last 13-odd years,” remarks Chaitanya Maharaj sitting on a bed in his small room in the VHP's office, barely 200 metres from the disputed site. “Taking care of these bricks and to ensure no damage is done to these is of utmost important to me as they represent the sentiments of crores of people in India,” adds Chaitanya Maharaj, who appears to be weary but does not fail in his task of preserving the bricks. The bricks have been donated by three lakh villages from across the country after a call by the VHP, and have been lying in the courtyard since 1989.
Special 'yagyas' were performed in each village and one brick prepared especially for the purpose of contribution towards construction of the ram temple.
Bureau Report