[He] is is the head of the Department of Astrology at the Banaras Hindu University and also the organisational minister of the Academic Council of Varanasi.

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While speaking with Dainik Jagran, Professor Vinay said that the Bhoomi Pujan will likely go on for over three hours. Speaking about his responsibility, Professor Vinay told Dainik Jagran that he is excited over his role and his family has wished him luck.

Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan

The Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan will be held on August 5. PM Modi, along with several other politicians, will attend at the Bhoomi Pujan. According to Swami Govind Dev Giri, Treasurer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust, the shrine’s main architect said that the temple will be 161-foot tall, 20 feet more than the original design prepared in 1988.

"The earlier design was prepared in 1988. Over 30 years have passed... the footfall is likely to increase. People are also very enthusiastic about visiting the temple. So we thought its size should be increased. As per the revised design, the height of the temple has been increased from 141-feet to 161-feet," news agency ANI quoted Nikhil Sompura, an architect and son of C Sompura, chief architect of the temple, as saying.