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Ram Mandir History and Struggle

Ram Temple at Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya - History of the struggle — Ram Temple at Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya – History of the 500-year-old struggle

The road to the Grand Ram Temple being built at the Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya, has been a long and arduous one. It has been a 500-year-long battle, with hundreds sacrificing their lives to reclaim one of the most holy sites for Hindus.

Articles tracing the century-old battle have been added to this page. From the Nihangs, and Marathas to the Karsevaks, and the 1990s Rath Yatra – this section explores the road that Hindus travelled to reclaim Ram Janmabhoomi.

News Reports

Riots, gang rapes, razing of temples and more: How Islamists wreaked havoc on Hindus of Bangladesh during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement

Dibakar Dutta - 20 January, 2024

An estimated 2400 Hindu women were gang raped, and 3500 temples were destroyed by frenzied Muslim mobs in Bangladesh. An estimated 700 Hindus were killed in the carnage.

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Suryavanshi Thakurs of UP finally don turbans after almost 500 years: As Ram Lalla’s return to his Mandir is fulfilled, here is how the...

OpIndia Staff - 19 January, 2024

The wait of almost 500 years ended for the Suryanshi Thakur community on Thursday (18th January) when they finally wore their turbans at the Sarairasi village of Ayodhya.

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‘Chanted Maruti Stotra, a monkey came and the wall collapsed’: Meet 96-year-old Karsewak Shalini ji who had narrowly escaped police bullet in Ayodhya

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2024

Dilip Godambe also participated in the Karsewa with Shalini Dabir. He says that those who talk about building a hospital there do not know the value of that soil.

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Saraswati Devi, who was on Maun Vrat for 30 years for Ram Mandir, will now speak during Mandir’s inauguration: Another saga of devotion for...

OpIndia Staff - 8 January, 2024

Saraswati Devi Agarwal, an 85-year-old resident of Karamtand in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, kept a vow of silence (Maun Vart) for 30 years and pledged to break it only after the Ram Mandir is erected in Ayodhya

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‘Just 1 meal a day for 22 years, no stitched clothes’: Karpatri ji Maharaj’s Tapasya to be fulfilled on 22 January with Pran Pratishtha...

OpIndia Staff - 8 January, 2024

“I resolved not to wear stitched clothes. I will wear a Khadau. Till then I will remain like this. Since then my penance has been going on. On the 22nd, when my God gets established in his home, then I will ask for his blessings and have a full meal," the saint said.

Political History of India

How Nehru ordered the removal of Ram Lalla from inside the Babri structure and how brave officials thwarted his plans

OpIndia Staff - 5 January, 2024

As 22nd January is approaching, the holy city of Ayodhya is decked up for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Shri Ram Mandir - but tales from this past have been emerging - this time, about Jawaharlal Nehru's treachery.

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31 years of Babri demolition: Remembering the Karsevaks who razed the face of adharma to the ground to pave the way for a Bhavya...

Pragya Bakshi Sharma - 6 December, 2023

As Ram Mandir in Ayodhya prepares for its grand opening, it is noteworthy to recollect the sacrifices made by Karsevaks in demolishing the symbol of tyranny.

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PM Modi wishes Former Deputy PM LK Advani who turns 96: The Rath Yatra he spearheaded, which has born fruit today in the form...

OpIndia Staff - 8 November, 2023

The Advani-led Rath Yatra had such a massive appeal that devotees used to shower flower petals in every nook and cranny the Yatra traversed through. In fact, people’s devotions were so attached that some even used to apply soil from the place where the chariot passed by onto their foreheads as a mark of devotion.

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