‘Lord Ram Has Arrived’: Indian PM Modi Leads the Consecration of the New Grand Temple, as Hindu Religious Fervor Sweeps the Country
Almost five hundred years ago, Hindu deity Lord Ram was dislodged from his birthplace when his temple was razed to the ground by invading Islamic forces that subsequently built a Mosque in its stead.
Now, after centuries of struggle, and three and a half decades of political promises, Ram returns with a monumental temple that is rekindling the flames of the Hindu renaissance.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the consecration ceremony. He chanted Hindu religious verses, placed flower petals at the feet of the ancient Ram idol.
He joined his palms in prayer, bowed before it and circled a sacred flame. Outside, a helicopter showered petals on the temple.
The Hindu majority in the world’s most populous nation celebrates.
