On the historic day, when the bhoomi pujan for Ram Mandir was being performed in Ayodhya on Wednesday, villagers from Ravan's birthplace - Bisrakh - too have sent soil for the foundation of temple. Soil and water from as many as 1,000 religious and historical places and rivers has been sent to Ayodhya to be used in the foundation of the Ram Mandir which includes soil from Bisrakh too after the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust asked religious places across India for the same. Greater Noida’s Bisrakh, which has an over 100-year-old “Swayambhu Shivling”, is considered the birthplace of Ravan, where according to the Indian mythology, his father Vishrava, meditated and prayed to Lord Shiva after which Ravan was born at a place about 200 meters away. The place, which does not have an idol of Ravan, has a Kadambh tree which is considered the birth place of Ravan in the premises of a temple. Acharya Ashokanand Maharaj, who handles the Shri Mohan Vedic Evam Yog Ashram Trust, also known as the Bisrakh Dham, told TOI that they held a kirtan followed by a hawan and a bhandara on Wednesday. “The hawan was held to pray for the construction of the Ram temple without any obstruction. The name of Lord Ram was invoked during prayers,” he said.