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TopicRam temple

Topic: Ram temple

21-day festival, 1,200-km bike rally — Congress declined invite but MP unit in ‘Ram mandir mode’

As part of 21-day celebrations to mark consecration at Ram temple in Ayodhya, recitals of Akhand Path & Sunderkand Path were held in Chhindwara and Pandhurna from 11-14 January.

Mamata to visit Kali temple on day of Ram temple pran pratishtha, lead interfaith rally

With the planned 22 January event, the Trinamool Congress chief will be seen back in action after a long hiatus. Mamata Banerjee last held a rally in September 2022.

Ram temple in Reels—a massive project is on to make Ayodhya cool

The scheduled consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya has calcified into something more concrete in the Indian psyche: it’s become a cultural celebration that goes beyond the temple.

When the plane is grounded but the pilot flies high & ‘Model Code’ of consecration

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Ram Mandir consecration captured by PM & RSS, turned into election function’, says Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi also said while he followed the principles of Hindu religion, he did not believe in attempts to make use of matters of faith for personal or political gains.

Ramanandis’ historical foes in Ayodhya were Sanyasis, not Muslims — the sect & its claim to Ram temple

Ram Janmabhoomi trust general secretary Champat Rai's claim that Ram temple 'belongs' to Ramanandis has put focus on large & influential sect, whose origins are shrouded in mystery.

Congress boycott right. Ayodhya event not about Ram, but coronates Hindutva as state religion

To accept that the spectacle about to be staged in Ayodhya can be extricated from politics is to sanctify the falsification of our living memory.

Mohabbat ki Dukaan’s return policy & ‘kamandal’ vs keyboard warriors

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Who should get credit for Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Advani or Modi? Answer blows in the wind

LK Advani’s article in Rashtra Dharma magazine suggests that he is fine with Narendra Modi consecrating Ram Lalla. But he wouldn’t like his own contributions to be swept under the carpet.

Pran pratishtha in incomplete Ram Mandir ‘against shastras’, says Jyotir Mutt shankaracharya

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

On Camera

West Bengal is almost beyond redemption. Messi’s visit exposed the long decay

The attempt is to keep talking about culture, arts, sociology, politics and an imagined Bengali identity. All of this, however, rests on an extremely rickety economic base.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.