The Ram temple in Ayodhya will soon receive a massive bell, weighing 2,400 kg, made of ‘ashtadhatu’ (eight metals), from the Jalesar town in Etah district.
The bell has been manufactured at a cost for Rs 25 lakh and will be transported by train on Tuesday.
Manufactured by a diverse team of around 30 workers, the bell, made of eight metals – gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, tin, iron, and mercury – is among the largest in the country.
Aditya Mittal, a metal businessman, said that his late brother, Vikas Mittal, former chairman of Jalesar Nagar Panchayat, wished to donate the bell to the temple but passed away in 2022 after a cardiac arrest. However, Aditya and another brother Prashant Mittal honoured his wish to donate the bell to the temple.