Ayodhya, March 8 -- Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Construction Committee Chairman Nripendra Misra said on Saturday that the Holi festival will affect the construction of the Ram Temple complex and it is likely to be completed by around April 15.

"Holi will affect the progress of the work as many workers will go home for the festival. Today we hope that the statue of Goswami Tulsidas will come to our premises and it is expected to be installed by tomorrow... About 20,000 cubic feet of stone is yet to be laid in the temple. The construction of the temple will be completed by around 15 April," Mishra told the media.

"All of the statues in the temples that are outside or inside the rampart will be here by 30 April, and almost all of them will...