The consecration of the Temple has ended a prolonged legal battle where faith was pitted against law, Hinduism against Islam and religious convictions against rationality. Retracing the century-old legal battle shows how the highly contentious and controversial issue finally arrived at a lawful conclusion
Having participated in the ground breaking ceremony of the Ram Temple here this morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a speech, declared: “Today, Ram Janmbhoomi breaks free of the cycle of breaking and getting built again - that had been going on for centuries."
Officials overseeing security arrangements at the Ram Janambahoomi here have the unenviable task of securing a very large number of VVIPs, including Prime Minister Narenda Modi, who reach tomorrow for the 'bhoomi pujan' of the Ram Temple.
As a grand Ram Temple comes up at Ayodhya, it is a moot question whether a challenge to any religious practice or injunction can or should be judicially adjudicated.