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politics · temple

Indira Gandhi was cremated in the presence of her son Rajiv Gandhi, daughter-in-law Sonia Gandhi and grandchildren Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

Tamil Nadu·temple · bazaar

Women sell a variety of local produce at a market in Vellore, Chennai such as bananas and strings of flowers.

flowers · temple

Amid the busy trafficky stretch between IIT Delhi and Bhikaji Cama Place is a small Ram mandir temple opposite Safdarjung Enclave. This duo sells gaindha or marigold garlands, after stringing together the flowers, to temple visitors.

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Viewer discretion advised due to graphic content. While a police officer is being lifted up by his team, many protestors are being thrashed and beaten by the UP police in Uttar Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh·temple

Muslims angered by the sacrilege at Ayodhya went onto the streets to protest. Dead bodies lying in a pool of blood can be seen as the protestors running and shouting in anger.

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The dispute is about a plot of land in the city of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. This particular site is considered among the Hindus to be the birthplace of Lord Rama, but it also located the Babri Masjid.

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Many protestors are being thrashed and beaten by the UP police in Uttar Pradesh. Hindu devotees carrying saffron flags as police is blowing whistle and trying to calm the crowd.

Uttar Pradesh·temple · architecture

Even though the damage was being done to the mosque, it was the hearts of many people throughout the nation which was bleeding.

Uttar Pradesh·temple · architecture

This is the most controversial region of India where at some point in time the infamous Babri Masjid stood tall. In 1528, Babur's defence minister, Meer Baagi constructed the mosque.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · temple

By the end of 1990, BJP and electoral ally of V.P. Singh decided to launch a nationwide rath yatra. A chariot pilgrimage in support of building a temple in disputed Babri Masjid site at Ayodhya. The BJP withdrew its support of the V.P.

Uttar Pradesh·temple · architecture

The demolition marked an important point in independent India's history and raised questions over the republic's future as a secular nation.

Uttar Pradesh·politics · temple

LK Advani, then President of BJP: We are all one and when we are all one whether you call it a Bharatiya Rashtra or an Indian Rashtra or a Hindu Rashtra.

Uttar Pradesh·temple · architecture

Someone is imploring the police to take care of the sadhus. Another man helps a man up to his feet, and wraps his forehead in an (appropriately!) saffron patti.

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.

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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An Indian Archeologist does a survey of a pre-historic Hindu temple in Uttar Pradesh. There are sculptures of Lord Hanuman and a Shivlinga, there are pictures of ancient times, according to him the pictures at the temple are eight to ten th…

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Statues lying scattered out in the open, despite being antique, ancient and invaluable! Rarely seen visuals of an abandoned temple surrounded by rock-cut sculptures made of solid blocks of rocks.

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Sri Yoganarasimha Swamy temple in Melukote is islocated at the top of the hill. People can climb the steps from the ground level or they can take their vehicles almost nearer to the temple.

Punjab·highway · railway

Road journey of Amritsar city in Punjab. One can see the train over the bridge of Railway line.

monsoon · river

Excellent monsoon footage from central India's Western Ghats region. Mahabaleshwar is a city and a municipal council in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a hill station located in the Western Ghats range.

hills · river

Trimbakeshwar Range with Deccan Traps, Brahmagiri Hills, Western Ghats beyond Nashik, in Maharashtra, as seen aerially, in this aerial view, from the air.

Uttar Pradesh·temple · architecture

Prof. B B Lal, Director Project: Archeological survey of Ramayan Sites speaks about the Babri Masjid.

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One of the ancient temple of Goddess Kali since Mahabharata period, this is one of the 51st Shaktipeeth mentioned in Devi Bhagwat Maha Purana, situated at Pandav Teela Hastinapur near the Hastinapur Khadar.