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[[File:Ayodhya Ram Mandir Inauguration Day Picture.jpg|thumb| Picture of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, on the day of inauguration.<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ayodhya_Ram_Mandir_Inauguration_Day_Picture.jpg ]</ref>]] | [[File:Ayodhya Ram Mandir Inauguration Day Picture.jpg|thumb| Picture of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, on the day of inauguration.<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ayodhya_Ram_Mandir_Inauguration_Day_Picture.jpg ]</ref>]] | ||
The [[Ram Mandir]] (lit. 'Rama Temple') is a Hindu temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. Many Hindus believe that it is located at the site of Ram Janmabhoomi, the mythical birthplace of Rama, a principal deity of Hinduism. | The [[Ram Mandir]] (lit. '[[Rama Temple]]') is a Hindu temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. Many Hindus believe that it is located at the site of Ram Janmabhoomi, the mythical birthplace of Rama, a principal deity of Hinduism. | ||
The site is the former location of the Babri Masjid mosque, which was built in the 16th century CE. The idols of Rama and Sita were placed in the mosque in 1949, before it was attacked and demolished in 1992. | The site is the former location of the Babri Masjid mosque, which was built in the 16th century CE. The idols of Rama and Sita were placed in the mosque in 1949, before it was attacked and demolished in 1992. In 2019, the Supreme Court of India delivered the verdict to give the disputed land to Hindus for construction of a temple, while Muslims were given land nearby in Dhannipur to construct a mosque.[11] The court referenced a report from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as evidence suggesting the presence of a structure beneath the demolished Babri Masjid, that was found to be non-Islamic. | ||
==Ancient and medieval== | ==Ancient and medieval== |