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AYODHYA, Jan 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the opening of a temple Monday heralded a "new era" for India, at a ceremony that embodies the triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics, galvanising loyalists ahead of elections this year.
Saffron flags and posters of religious deities and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are dotting streets across India to mark the January 22 consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh state. However, public euphoria around the ceremony has also raised fears of violence and discrimination against India’s religious minorities, particularly Muslims. The occasion is widely seen as a culmination of Hindu majoritarian and political demands led by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurates a temple that embodies the triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics, in an unofficial start to his re-election campaign this year.
Modi, in flowing golden-coloured traditional dress, unveils the black stone idol to the deity Ram in the heart of the 50-metre temple.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened a controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of a mosque in a move that may inflame tensions.