Why India's Ram temple is so controversial
TIME Magazine|February 12, 2024
THE INAUGURATION OF a vast temple dedicated to Lord Ram, one of Hinduism's most revered deities, on Jan. 22 has set India on edge once again.
YASMEEN SERHAN
Why India's Ram temple is so controversial

The temple in the city of Ayodhya sits where a centuries-old mosque once stood before it was destroyed by a Hindu mob in 1992, setting off sectarian violence that claimed 2,000 lives. What Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heralded as the beginning of a "new era," others saw as a Hindu-nationalist spectacle.

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