But none have warranted a $3.85 billion makeover of the city before the Ram Mandir, consecrated on Monday, Jan. 22 by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a grand opening decades in the making.

Richard M. Eaton, professor of history at the University of Arizona and author of ‘“India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765,” argues that ruling dynasties targeted temples even in the pre ...

55 Hindu Relics Stolen From Temples Across India Have Been Located in the Home of an Art ... Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images. Jo Lawson-Tancred April 25, 2023 Share Share This Article. The ...

India is a country of tradition and spirituality, and nowhere is this more apparent than the temples. These are not just a symbol of faith but an expression of the consolidated faith of millions ...

(The Conversation) — The consecration rituals of the icon of Lord Rama were performed in a newly built mega-temple in the town of Ayodhya, India, on Jan. 22, 2024.