India, Sept. 2 -- The Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which manages the Ram temple in Ayodhya, on Wednesday is expected to make major administrative decisions, including the announcement of a full-time Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the temple. A three-member panel of retired Justice Pramod Kohli, retired Lieutenant General Vishnukant Chaturvedi, and expert member Suresh Haware appointed by the temple trust have shortlisted three names for the CEO from among 5,585 applications received by the trust after advertising the post in July.

The trust is expected to choose the CEO at a meeting on Wednesday at Maniramdas Chhawani, the home of trust president Mahant Nritya Gopal Das. Officials said the meeting will likely start around ...