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The Babri Masjid demolition in 1992 led to decades of conflict, ending with the Ram Mandir inauguration in 2024.

ASI found ancient structures beneath the mosque, but no conclusive proof of a demolished temple; the court ruled for the Mandir.

Ayodhya now mixes grand temple development with crowded, old neighborhoods, showing tensions between change and tradition.

The spectacle of the Ram Mandir was inaugurated on January 22, 2024. Its journey, however, began decades earlier—on December 6, 1992—when the symbolic brick of what stands today was set in motion through the fall of the Babri Masjid. The event left a lasting mark on India’s socio-political landscape.

A key figure in this decades-long dispute was the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). In Outlook Maga

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