Photos: Divisive Indian temple consecrated in ceremony overseen by Modi
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Hindus throng Ram temple in India's Ayodhya as it opens to the public
AYODHYA, India — Tens of thousands of Hindus braved biting cold on Tuesday (Jan 23) to pray at a new temple to Lord Ram in India's northern city of Ayodhya, a day after its inaugural by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a site believed to be the god-king's birthplace.
‘A new era’: India’s Modi opens controversial Hindu temple in Ayodhya ahead of key elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated a temple to the Hindu god Ram at the site of a razed mosque in the northern town of Ayodhya, an event analysts say signifies the start of election campaigning for his party while fulfilling a longstanding promise to its Hindu support base.
India’s Narendra Modi to lead ‘historic’ opening of Hindu temple as he seeks third term as prime minister
The construction of the temple is a 35-year-old, central promise of Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a contentious political issue that helped catapult the party to prominence and power.
Ayodhya: Temple to open at India’s religious fault-line
Santosh Dubey says he has no regrets he helped tear down the mosque.