Hindu devotees watch a light show on the eve of the Hindu Lord Ram temple opening in Ayodhya, in India on January 21, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Hindu women chant holy slogans to celebrate the upcoming opening of a grand temple for the Lord Ram, in India's northern Ayodhya city during a procession in Mumbai, India, Sunday, January 21, 2024. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Hindu women dance to celebrate the upcoming opening of a grand temple for the Lord Ram, in India's northern Ayodhya city during a procession in Mumbai, India, Sunday, January 21, 2024. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





A Hindu devotee has the words Sri Ram' written on his forehead as he watches in Hyderabad, India, a live telecast of inauguration of a temple dedicated to the Hindu Lord Ram in northern Ayodhya town, Monday, January 22, 2024. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday opened a controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historic mosque in the holy city of Ayodhya in a grand event that is expected to galvanize Hindu voters in upcoming elections. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)





Hindu holy men throng to get the first look of the temple dedicated to Hinduism’s Lord Ram soon after its inauguration in Ayodhya, India, Monday, January 22, 2024. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historic mosque in the holy city of Ayodhya in a grand event that is expected to galvanize Hindu voters in upcoming elections. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





A devotee dresses as Hindu deity lord Hanuman, in Ayodhya on January 22, 2024. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the temple on January 22 that embodies the triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics, galvanising loyalists in an unofficial start to his re-election campaign this year. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)





An Indian Air Force helicopter showers flower petals during the opening of a temple dedicated to Hinduism’s Lord Ram in Ayodhya, India, Monday, January 22, 2024. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historic mosque in the holy city of Ayodhya in a grand event that is expected to galvanize Hindu voters in upcoming elections. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





People celebrate the opening of the grand temple of the Hindu god Lord Ram in the northern town of Ayodhya, in a street in New Delhi, India on January 22, 2024. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)





A Hindu devotee stands by the entrance to the Lord Ram temple after its inauguration, in Ayodhya, India on January 22, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Member of a traditional brass band performs at Raghutnath temple in Jammu, India, during the opening of a temple dedicated to Hindu deity Lord Ram, in Ayodhya, Monday, January 22, 2024. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday opened a controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historic mosque in the holy city of Ayodhya in a grand event that is expected to galvanize Hindu voters in upcoming elections. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)





A Hindu devotee prays at the entrance to the Lord Ram temple after its inauguration, in Ayodhya, India on January 22, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Hindu devotees dance on a street during the inauguration of the Hindu Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya, India on January 22, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Police officers ask a Hindu devotee to leave the area of the Hindu Lord Ram temple before its inauguration in Ayodhya, India on January 22, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A Hindu devotee prays before taking a holy dip in the waters of the Sarayu river before the inauguration of the Hindu Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya, India on January 22, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A Rapid Action Force (RAF) member guards a street during the inauguration of the Hindu Lord Ram temple on a big screen, in Ayodhya, India on January 22, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) light firecrackers during the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, outside the BJP headquarters in Mumbai, India on January 22, 2024. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





Hindu devotees pray on the banks of the Sarayu river before the inauguration of the Hindu Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya in India on January 22, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A Hindu devotee prays near the Lord Ram temple after its inauguration, in Ayodhya, India on January 22, 2024. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Indian soldiers march during the full-dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India on January 23, 2024. (Photo by Altaf Hussain/Reuters)





Cadets prepare to take part in a full dress rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade, in Chennai on January 24, 2024. (Photo by R. Satish Babu/AFP Photo)