Why is India’s Ram temple in Ayodhya controversial?
Governing party BJP’s Prime Minister Modi will be consecrating Ram Mandir on Monday, more than three years after laying its first stone.
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India’s Modi is set to open a controversial Hindu temple in Ayodhya in a grand event ahead of polls
AYODHYA, India (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday was set to open a controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historical mosque in the holy city of Ayodhya. The grand event, which will be attended by thousands, is expected to benefit the Indian leader in the polls just months before a general election.
A temple to one of Hinduism’s holiest deities is opening in India. What’s its significance?
AYODHYA, India (AP) — About 80 chartered flights have landed at the new international airport of India’s holy city of Ayodhya for Monday’s partial opening of the controversial grand temple for one of Hinduism’s most revered deities, Lord Ram.
Religious spectacle to mark opening of Ram temple by Indian PM Modi
AYODHYA, India - A grand temple to Hindu god Lord Ram opens on Jan 22 on a site in India that millions believe is his birthplace, in a religious spectacle led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi months before he seeks a rare third term in office.
Indian devotees splurge on jets, gold idols as Hindu temple opens
AYODHYA, India — The private jet parking lots at airports near the Indian city of Ayodhya are full and the shops have run out of gold-plated idols, as wealthy devotees prepare for the invite-only opening ceremony of one of Hinduism's holiest temples.
Why India’s New Ram Temple Is So Important
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a gigantic new temple in the Indian city of Ayodhya on Monday, the conclusion of a mostly 20th-century odyssey in which Hindu nationalists eventually tore down a centuries-old mosque that has now been replaced with a structure devoted to the Hindu deity Ram.
‘Might get worse’: As Modi unveils Ram temple, Indian Muslims fear future
As a celebratory atmosphere envelops much of India, many among its 200 million Muslims wonder what’s next for them.