'Religious triumphalism': A grand Hindu temple opens on a controversial site in India
by Sushmita Pathak from The World: Latest Stories on (#6J1WK)
On Jan. 22, a temple of Lord Ram will open its doors in Ayodhya, in northern India. The temple stands where the Babri mosque once existed, before it was torn down by a Hindu mob. The occasion marks a victory for Hindus and a sorrowful reminder for Muslims of the ongoing tensions between the two groups in a Hindu-majority country.