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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to attend the opening of a grand temple to the Hindu god Lord Ram in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, Jan. 22, 2024.

The temple inauguration marks the culmination of a decades-long dispute over a site Hindus believe is the birthplace of the god Ram. Critics call the temple a monument to India's eroding secularism.

A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 25, 2024, Section A, Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: Why India’s New Hindu Temple Is Important, and Controversial.