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Ayodhya, Jan 22 (EFE).- India inaugurated a gigantic new temple dedicated to the Lord Ram in the northern city of Ayodhya on Monday, marking the culmination of a decades-long, often violent Hindu nationalist campaign during which a 500-year-old mosque was demolished at the disputed birthplace of the deity.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the poster boy of Hindu nationalism, and dozens of priests began a series of rites to consecrate the Hindu temple in the northern Uttar Pradesh state before unveiling the idol of Ram in the sanctum sanctorum of the grand temple. (Camera: HANDOUT).

FOOTAGE TAKEN FROM YOUTUBE SHOWS PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATING THE TEMPLE TO THE GOD RAM IN THE CITY OF AYODHYA, INDIA.

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Date: 22/01/2024 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: CEDIDAS
Topic: Religion and belief » Hinduism
Religion and belief » Islam
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 104 seconds
Reference: 55012739606
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