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Modi to open grand Hindu temple with eye on India’s upcoming elections

Por: NBC News World January 21, 2024

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India is set to come to a halt Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi presides over the opening of a grand Hindu temple on a contested holy site that has become a symbol of religious tensions in the world’s largest democracy. The $217 million Ram Mandir honors Lord Ram, the most revered deity in Hinduism, and is transforming Ayodhya, a city of about 3 million people in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, into a tourist hub that... + full article



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