Pandal modeled on Ayodhya Ram temple to be set up in Thane for upcoming Navratri festival

A pandal modelled on Ram temple in Ayodhya will be set up at Bhavani Chowk in Maharashtra's Thane city for the upcoming Navratri festival.The nine-day Navratri festival is scheduled to commence on October 15 and conclude on October 23.

Speaking to reporters Shiv Sena MP and Maharashtra chief minister's son Dr Srikant Shinde said the work of preparing different parts of the structure was underway at Pune, Karad, Shahapur, Bhandup, Jogeshwari etc.

At least 350 skilled and unskilled workers from Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Kolkata are involved in the construction, he said.