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Passengers pose for photos on arriving at Faizabad Railway Station by Ramayana Express after it was flagged off from Delhi yesterday, in Faizabad.

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A wooden model of the 'proposed Ram Temple' in a glass encasement, at the Ram Janmabhomi Nyas-run workshop at Karsevakpuram in Ayodhya.

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Carved stones are seen at the Ram Janmabhomi Nyas-run workshop at Karsevakpuram in Ayodhya.

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A wall of bricks bearing 'Shri Ram' chants seen at the Ram Janmabhomi Nyas-run workshop at Karsevakpuram in Ayodhya.

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Carved stones are seen at the Ram Janmabhomi Nyas-run workshop at Karsevakpuram in Ayodhya.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visits Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas (RJN) president Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, in Ayodhya.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with Chief guest South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook during grand Diwali celebrations 'Deepotsav', in Ayodhya.

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People light earthen lamps on the banks of River Saryu during Deepotsav (grand Diwali celebrations) in Ayodhya.

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People light earthen lamps on the banks of River Saryu during Deepotsav (grand Diwali celebrations) in Ayodhya.

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People light earthen lamps on the banks of River Saryu during Deepotsav (grand Diwali celebrations) in Ayodhya.

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People light earthen lamps on the banks of River Saryu during Deepotsav (grand Diwali celebrations) in Ayodhya.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and South Korean first lady Kim Jung-sook clap while watching a cultural programme during inauguration of a Queen Huh memorial at the Q...

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Chief guest South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook addresses the sadhus during grand Diwali celebrations 'Deepotsav', in Ayodhya.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, chief guest South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook, MoS for External Affairs V K Singh and others offer prayers during grand Diwali cel...

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, chief guest South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook, MoS for External Affairs V K Singh and others perform 'arti' of Saryu River during ...

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, chief guest South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook, MoS for External Affairs V K Singh and others during grand Diwali celebrations 'Dee...

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Kim Jung-Sook, left, wife of South Korean President Moon Jae-in, poses with artists dresses as Hindu deities, garlanded from right, Lakshman, Ram and Sita during Diwali celebration...

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Tableaus related to the life of Lord Ram on display in a procession in Ayodhya.

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A priest sits in front of a painting depicting Ramayan (an ancient Hindu epic) at Kar Sevak Puram workshop, in Ayodhya.

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An artisan chisels a slab of stone for a Ram temple, at Kar Sevak Puram workshop, in Ayodhya.

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Verdict On Ayodhya Before CJI Dipak Misra Retires? No, Say Court Clocks

The CJI, who retires in October, cannot give a ‘final verdict’ on Ayodhya, contrary to media speculation

Sep 13, 2018

| Ushinor Majumdar
Deep Throat

A regular column on the essential buzz

Jul 25, 2018

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Tracing The History Of Babri Masjid

A chronology of events related to Babri Masjid- Ram Janmabhoomi

Dec 01, 2017

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The Story Of Ram’s Birthplace Without The Babri Masjid

On Ram Navami in 1859, itinerant mendicant Vishnu Bhatt visited Ayodhya and left a vivid account of the festivites, immortalising a single moment in a long and complex tale. Shockingly, there is no reference to the Babri Masjid in his account. Overleaf, a timeline highlighting the origins and development of the dispute.

Dec 01, 2017

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Once Upon A Demolition

The millennials exist in a state of happy unmemory, but what has it really wrought?

Dec 01, 2017

| Pragya Singh
Ayodhya Diary

Today, Ayodhya is full of Ram temples that claim to be built at the birthplace of Ram. The reason is obvious. Any temple that establishes itself as the birthplace of Ram gets huge donations from devotees, writes filmmaker Anand Patwardhan.

Dec 01, 2017

| Anand Patwardhan
Through The Victim Lens

A Muslim photographer recalls December 6, 1992, when he was at Babri Masjid

Nov 30, 2017

| P. Musthafa
Building A Party Brick By Brick

December 6 fundamentally changed something about Indian polity. Now is an apt time to repair the cracks, reach a solution and move on.

Nov 30, 2017

| Dr R. Balashankar

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Muslims Feel Insecure In Ayodhya Ahead Of VHP Rallies, Might Migrate: Title Suit Litigant

The two right-wing Hindu outfits have claimed that lakhs of their activists and Ram Bhakts would reach Ayodhya to participate in the their respective functions.

Nov 15, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
Statue Of Lord Ram To Be Built In Ayodhya Soon: Yogi Adityanath

His statement comes a day after he announced that the city of Faizabad would be renamed to Ayodhya.

Nov 07, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
Community Dialogue Option To Resolve Ram Temple Issue Did Not Work Out: Faizabad BJP Chief

Faizabad BJP president Awadhesh Pandey claims that majority population of Ayodhya want to see the temple being built as it is a "matter of faith" for them.

Nov 06, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
If Ram Temple Is Built, I Will Also Go To Light Earthen Lamp: Congress Leader Hooda

Reacting to Hooda's comments, BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said, "Congress is talking about Ram temple but their own leader Shashi Tharoor has given a statement a few days back suggesting about 'bad Hindu' and 'good Hindu'.

Nov 04, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
Construction Of Ram Temple Will Begin In December: Ram Janambhoomi Nyas

Without an ordinance and on the basis of mutual agreement, Ram Temple will be constructed in Ayodhya and a masjid will be made in Lucknow, said Ram Janambhoomi Nyas president Ram Vilas Vedanti.

Nov 03, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
SC Adjourns Hearing On Ayodhya Dispute Till January

In 2010, a verdict by the Allahabd HC had divided the disputed land on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid area in Ayodhya into three parts.

Oct 29, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
Ayodhya: Saint On Indefinite Fast Demanding Construction Of Ram Temple Detained

Swami Paramhans Das was detained by the police after he went on a hunger strike demanding construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

Oct 08, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
Is Mosque Essential For Namaz?: SC Verdict In Ayodhya-Related Case Likely Today

During the course of the hearing Justice Bhushan had observed that nobody was questioning that mosque is essential to Islam, but the question is whether offering namaz in mosque was essential.

Sep 26, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
Supreme Court Is Ours, Ram Mandir Will Be Built: UP BJP Minister

"The judiciary, administration, the nation as well as the Ram Temple belong to us," he said

Sep 09, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
Before Retirement, CJI Misra May Deliver Judgment In These High-Profile Cases

The Ayodhya matter is limited to the question whether challenge to 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment would be heard by a three-judge bench or a larger bench.

Sep 04, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau