Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a significant Hindu temple in Ayodhya, marking a pivotal moment that unofficially kicked off his reelection campaign before the upcoming general elections. Spanning 70 acres, the temple is situated at a site revered by many Hindus as the birthplace of the deity Ram and is reported to have incurred a cost of approximately $217 million, funded primarily through private donations. The site's history is marked by the demolition of the 16th-century Babri Mosque in 1992 by Hindu activists, triggering religious unrest resulting in over 2,000 casualties. In 2019, India's Supreme Court ruled in favor of constructing a new Hindu temple, allocating 5 acres of nearby land for a mosque. India's Muslim population, constituting around 204 million of the nation's 1.4 billion people, remains a focal point in the ongoing discourse.

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