As chants of 'Jai Shri Ram' echoed across Ayodhya on January 22, 2024, during the pran pratishtha of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, it felt as though history had finally completed an unfinished sentence.

AYODHYA, India (RNS) — Once a quaint town, this 2,500-year-old city will soon complete a transformation into a global pilgrimage site that will outstrip its renown as a center of Hindu nationalist ...

(RNS) — For many Hindus in the diaspora, the temple opening signifies a new beginning — one that has the power to strengthen the roots of the global Hindu ecosystem. (RNS) — The consecration of a ...

As anticipation builds for the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, set to become a major tourist attraction, it's worth delving into the diverse landscape of Ram temples scattered across India.

Few religious sites in contemporary India carry the political, cultural, and emotional weight of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. It stands on the ruins of the historic Babri Masjid, demolished in 1992 by ...

Half a million people entered the new Ram Mandir on Tuesday, a controversial Hindu temple in the holy town of Ayodhya that is built on the ruins of a destroyed 16th century mosque. Huge crowds of ...

This Diwali, the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will witness the celebration of Diwali within its walls for the first time in nearly 500 years, marking a moment of profound historical and cultural significance ...

People buy flags of Hindu Lord Ram from a local shop in Mumbai, India, Jan. 16, 2024, ahead of the opening of the grand temple for the Lord Ram, one of Hinduism’s most revered deities, in Ayodhya on ...

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Bhagwan (God) Ram in Hinduism is one of the most revered and beloved deities. Ram is believed to be the seventh avatar of the God Vishnu, the preserver in the Hindu Trinity. We write about the Ram ...

Millions tuned in across India to watch the opening of a vast Hindu temple on Monday, in a ceremony considered to be the crowning moment for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist ambitions ...

Former Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Jitendra Mishra was appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir on Wednesday. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust ...