Editing Ayodhya (section)

==== Ram temple ====
{{Main|Ram Mandir}}
On 5 August 2020, the prime minister of India, [[Narendra Modi]], laid the ceremonial foundation stone for a new temple at [[Ram Janmabhoomi|what is believed to be the birthplace of the god, Ram]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Avaneesh |date=5 August 2020 |title=Ram temple bhoomi pujan: Ceremony starts at 12.30 pm, PM to offer prayers to idol, address gathering |language=en |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ram-temple-bhoomi-pujan-ceremony-starts-at-12-30-pm-pm-to-offer-prayers-to-idol-address-gathering-6539814/ |url-status=live |access-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831075417/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ram-temple-bhoomi-pujan-ceremony-starts-at-12-30-pm-pm-to-offer-prayers-to-idol-address-gathering-6539814/ |archive-date=31 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 August 2020 |title=Golden chapter, says PM Modi after laying foundation stone for Ram temple |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |editor-last=Tikku |editor-first=Aloke |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-lays-foundation-stone-for-ram-temple-in-ayodhya/story-6PtybMaVg4pvL92ufuBBbO.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127132120/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-lays-foundation-stone-for-ram-temple-in-ayodhya/story-6PtybMaVg4pvL92ufuBBbO.html |archive-date=27 November 2021}}</ref> It was planned to build a new township, Navya Ayodhya, on a {{convert|500|acre|ha|adj=on|order=flip}} site next to the [[Faizabad]]-[[Gorakhpur]] highway, which will have luxury hotels and apartment complexes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sinha |first=Rakesh |date=5 August 2020 |title=Ayodhya breaks ground today |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ayodhya-ram-temple-bhoomi-pujan-6539817/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127132120/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ayodhya-ram-temple-bhoomi-pujan-6539817/ |archive-date=27 November 2021}}</ref>

The Ram Mandir ({{literal translation|Rama Temple}}) is a [[Hindu temple]] complex in Ayodhya, [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.<ref name="the new york times-2024">{{Cite web |date=22 January 2024 |title=Why India's New Ram Temple Is So Important |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/world/asia/india-ram-temple-ayodhya.html |access-date=29 February 2024 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |archive-date=6 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206160611/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/world/asia/india-ram-temple-ayodhya.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="bbc news-2024">{{Cite web |date=22 January 2024 |title=Ayodhya Ram Mandir: India PM Modi inaugurates Hindu temple on razed Babri mosque site |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-68003095 |access-date=29 February 2024 |publisher=BBC News |language=en-UK |archive-date=22 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122144228/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-68003095 |url-status=live }}</ref> Many [[Hindus]] believe that it is located at the site of [[Ram Janmabhoomi]], the mythical birthplace of [[Rama]], a principal [[Hindu deities|deity]] of [[Hinduism]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2019 |title=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50065277.amp |access-date=8 September 2023 |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907194334/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50065277.amp |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bajpai |first=Namita |date=7 May 2020 |title=Land levelling for Ayodhya Ram temple soon, says mandir trust after video conference |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/may/07/land-levelling-for-ayodhya-ram-temple-soon-says-mandir-trust-after-video-conference-2140354.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308122919/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/may/07/land-levelling-for-ayodhya-ram-temple-soon-says-mandir-trust-after-video-conference-2140354.html |archive-date=8 March 2021 |access-date=8 May 2020 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="reuters-2024">{{Cite web |date=22 January 2024 |title=India's Modi leads consecration of Ram temple in Ayodhya|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-counts-down-opening-grand-ram-temple-ayodhya-2024-01-22 |access-date=1 March 2024 |website=Reuters |language=en-US|quote="Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the consecration on Monday of a grand temple to the Hindu god Lord Ram on a site believed to be his birthplace"}}</ref> The temple was inaugurated<ref name="bbc news-2024" /> on 22 January 2024 after a [[Ram Mandir Prana Pratishtha|prana pratishtha]] (consecration) ceremony.<ref name="the new york times-2024" /><ref name="reuters-2024" />