He said the temple was built after "countless sacrifices" and is testament to a rising India "breaking the shackles of slave mentality." "Jan. 22, 2024, is not merely a date but marks the dawn of ...

Two years ago, S Eshwarappa, a former deputy chief minister of Karnataka state, claimed that at least 36,000 temples had been destroyed to build mosques during the time when Muslim emperors ruled ...

Monks in saffron robes walk in front of the BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, the largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era, on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023, in Robbinsville, N.J.

He said the temple was built after “countless sacrifices” and is testament to a rising India “breaking the shackles of slave mentality.” “Jan. 22, 2024, is not merely a date but marks ...

Built at an estimated cost of $217 million and spread over nearly 3 hectares (7.4 acres), the temple lies atop the debris of the 16th-century Babri Mosque, which was razed to the ground in 1992 by ...

12/02/2024 December 2, 2024. In several places in India, claims that mosques were built on the former site of Hindu temples have stoked communal tensions.