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New York, Aug 5 (EFE/EPA).- Supporters of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, gathered Wednesday in Times Square to celebrate the inauguration of the construction of a Hindu temple in honor of mythological Hindu god-king Ram.The contruction of the temple will take place at a contested site in the northern city of Ayodhya where a 16th-century mosque was razed by a fanatic Hindu mob in 1992 that sparked one of India’s bloodiest communal riots. The movement for the construction of a grand temple to replace the medieval Babri mosque at the site believed to be Lord Ram's birthplace became the symbol of a Hindu resurgence for the right-wing politics and played a key role in the rise of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party in the 1980s and 1990s when its leaders organized nationwide marches.Along with the construction of the temple to replace the mosque, the BJP had long listed the revocation of Kashmir’s special autonomy.Modi has justified the Kashmir move to fully integrate it with the rest of India as necessary for the peace and prosperity of the troubled region. (Camera: ALBA VIGARAY)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE GATHERING OF HINDUS IN TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK, US. SOUNDBITES OF HINDU DEVOTEES IN NEW YORK (IN ENGLISH)
Crowds gather near a disputed mosque in the Indian city of Varanasi on Friday after a court order gave Hindu worshippers the go-ahead to pray in the basement of the deeply sensitive site. IMAGES
Tens of thousands of devotees converge on the northern town of Ayodhya ahead of the consecration of a controversial Hindu temple that embodies the triumph of Indian PM Modi's muscular Hindu nationalist politics. IMAGES
New Delhi, Aug 30 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Rajat Gupta) Hindus have remained this Monday at the gates of the Birla temple in New Delhi without being able to access the sanctuary during the Janmashtami festival, due to restrictions to stop the contagion of coronavirus. FOOTAGE OF HINDU PRAYING AT THE DOORS OF THE BIRLA TEMPLE IN NEW DELHI, INDIA DURING THE JANMASHTAMI FESTIVAL.
Kathmandu, Aug 23 (EFE/EPA).- Nepalese Hindus celebrated Monday the Gai Jatra Cow Festival to ask for salvation and peace for their family members who have passed away in the past year. Children participating in the festival procession often dress as cows, holy animals according to Hindu belief, who help departed souls to reach heaven. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).SHOT LIST: NEPALESE HINDUS JOIN THE PROCESSION DURING THE GAI JATRA FESTIVAL IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
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