Ayodhya-Babri masjid conflict riles up the entire nation - Man's T-shirt reads 'I am an angry Hindu'
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Police chase demonstrators with lathis on Ayodhya streets
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Streets of Ayodhya with Gold Spot ad during Babri Masjid incident, LK Advani's Rath Yatra - Archival
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Babri Masjid: "Hum maan gaye hain Mandir-Masjid ka phaisla court ka. Don't want Hindu-Muslim schism", in Ayodhya
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Babri Masjid rabble lathi charge, after temple-mosque is brought down: Archival visuals from Ayodhya
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Result 1Proof of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya? Prof. B B Lal on Ramayana site archeological survey and Babri Masjid
Uttar Pradesh·temple · architecture
Prof. B B Lal, Director Project: Archeological survey of Ramayan Sites speaks about the Babri Masjid.
Result 2Babri Masjid - never before seen visuals of historic Ayodhya - India was never to be the same again
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On this day so much changed that India was never to be the same again. See these never seen before recently digitized visuals of the run-up to the demolition of the Babri Masjid site at Ramjanmabhoomi in Ayodhya.
Result 3Let peace prevail in India: 5 August, 2020 is the date for starting new Ayodhya temple construction
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Let there be peace and communal calm all around, starting today - the 5th of August, 2020, when the Ayodhya temple project gets inaugurated with a ground breaking.
Result 4A religious rift fueled by Indian politicians: UP sara Ram bole, in Ayodhya
Uttar Pradesh·politics
Riot policemen, with cane shields, herding protestors and rabble inside a gully in Ayodhya town. Rioters speak to camera, justifying their actions.
Result 5LK Advani in Ayodhya crowd, VP Singh dances, Babri Masjid: "Sita Sita Ram Bolo, UP Saara Ram bolo"
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Wow - what a crowd that is cheering and cheered by VHP folks. Flags fly high and the crowd is in great spirits. The cops stand at a safe distance. Very polarizing chants are heard at this Uttar Pradesh rally.
Result 6"Ram Janambhoomi ki jai ho, Jai Shree Ram" chants rent the air in Ayodhya, on verdict announcement
Uttar Pradesh·temple
A saffron clad man celebrates the verdict in the Ram Janambhoomi - Babri Masjid case. He speaks of how his temple was broken and a mosque made in its place by foreign invaders. Today, he claims to have won a definitive victory.
Result 7An amazing dramatisation of the war between Lord Ram and Raavan - from the set of Lav Kush Ramlila, in Ayodhya
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Ramlila is a dramatic folk re-enactment of the life of Lord Ram, ending up in ten-day battle between Lord Ram and Ravan, as described in the Hindu religious epic, the Ramayana.A tradition that originates from the Indian subcontinent, the pl…
Result 8Volunteers take to the streets in Ayodhya in anticipation of L.K Advani's arrival
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Hindus take to the streets in thousands ahead of L.K Advani's arrival in Ayodhya for Ram Rath Yatra. The yatra led by then BJP president L.K Advani started off from Somnath, another destination historical importance for the Hindus.
Result 9Cops mill around the Babri Masjid Ram Janam Bhumi site in Ayodhya: rare never seen before
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Milling hordes are held off by police at a premises gate in Ayodhya. Hindu chants rent the air. The rabble holds up their arms in protest. The police hold inadequate looking cane shields before them.
Result 10Babri Masjid crowd and rabble of rioters stone the police - historical footage from Ayodhya D Day
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The Uttar Pradesh Police conducts a lathi charge to chase off the protesting rabble. They run through the streets, chased by the cops. Rare footage of a police - Babri Masjid projector confrontation never seen before.
Result 11Saifuddin Choudhury: The judgment has been hailed as a very good judgment in favour of secularism, in Ayodhya
Uttar Pradesh·temple · politics
Saifuddin Choudhury, Indian politician speaks about judgment on Ayodhya issue. He says, "The judgment has been hailed as a very good judgment in favor of secularism.
Result 12LK Advani on Ayodhya Babri Masjid demolition, creation of Pakistan, militancy in Punjab, Kashmir
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A detailed account of the events before the 1992 demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya according to the man himself LK Advani.
Result 13Home Minister Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan remembers incident, in Ayodhya
Uttar Pradesh·politics
Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan who was Home Minister when the Babri Masjid demolition happened recalls the events that happened before that fateful day in Ayodhya.
Result 14Hindus chant Jai Shri Ram brandishing swords and orange flags - Ayodhya Streets archival
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Thousands of Hindus march on the streets chanting 'Jai Shree Ram' and 'Jahan Ram ka Janm hua, mandir wahin banaenge' while brandishing swords and orange flags.
Result 15Babri Masjid compilation of archival historical events from Ayodha and Ram Janmabhoomi occasion, in Ayodhya
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Daring challenges and aggressive slogans from the hundreds on the streets in Ayodhya during the days of the Babri Masjid demolition.
Result 16Police pelt stones at demonstrators in Ayodhya, journalists in field, demonstrators in hundreds
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Communally charged atmosphere with thousands of demonstrators on the streets in Ayodhya. Police in what must have been their gear back in those days are seen patrolling in huge numbers.
Result 17Babri Masjid judgement opinion: "Adalatein aaj kal bik rahe hain! This judgement is erroneous!", in Ayodhya
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Babri Masjid judgement opinions from involved persons: "Adalatein aaj kal bik rahe hain! (The courts are being sold!) This judgement is erroneous, High Court must be approached! The court says there is no evidence.
Result 18LK Advani: Ram Rath Yatra, Communal tensions, Ayodhya Babri Masjid Demolition, Kashmir issue
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A detailed account of the events before the 1992 demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya according to the man himself LK Advani.
Result 19Murli Manohar Joshi offers mithai to lawyer on hearing Babri Masjid verdict, all wear masks, in Ayodhya
Uttar Pradesh·politics · temple
Is that Murli Manohar Joshi? He seems to be speaking of the Babri Masjid issue. Can you interpret what he is saying? He is offered mithai or Indian sweets, so some positive verdict from his perspective seems to have come in.
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