Devotees flock to newly inaugurated Ram Temple in Ayodhya

Eastern Eye23 Jan, 2024News

On Tuesday (23), the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, a city in northern India, witnessed a massive influx of Hindu devotees. Thousands gathered to offer prayers at this newly inaugurated sacred site, just one day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially opened the temple at a site revered as the birthplace of the god-king Lord Ram.Hindu groups, Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and its affiliates have portrayed the opening as part of a Hindu renaissance after past centuries of subjugation by Muslim invaders and colonial powers.