Revisiting Ayodhya

Updated On Dec 06, 2012 11:13 pm IST
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Security personnel stop a sadhu on a closed road as prohibitory orders were imposed in Ayodhya on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition. PTI Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Security personnel stop a sadhu on a closed road as prohibitory orders were imposed in Ayodhya on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition. PTI Photo

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Dharam Jagriti Sammelan on the occassion of the 20th anniversary of the demolition of Babri mosque at Karsevakpuram, in Ayodha. HT Photo/Ashok Dutta expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Dharam Jagriti Sammelan on the occassion of the 20th anniversary of the demolition of Babri mosque at Karsevakpuram, in Ayodha. HT Photo/Ashok Dutta

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Birds fly at sunset over a Hindu temple on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition in Ayodhya. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Birds fly at sunset over a Hindu temple on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition in Ayodhya. AP Photo

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A Hindu holy man reads a newspaper on the banks of the Saryu River on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition in Ayodhya. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Hindu holy man reads a newspaper on the banks of the Saryu River on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition in Ayodhya. AP Photo

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Activists of rightwing Hindu Rashtrawadi Sena activists shout slogans demanding the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhaya during a protest to mark the demolition of the 16th century Babri Mosque, in Ayodhya on its 20th anniversary, in New Delhi. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Activists of rightwing Hindu Rashtrawadi Sena activists shout slogans demanding the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhaya during a protest to mark the demolition of the 16th century Babri Mosque, in Ayodhya on its 20th anniversary, in New Delhi. AFP Photo

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Muslims chant slogans near a mosque to condemn the 20th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Muslims chant slogans near a mosque to condemn the 20th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya. AFP Photo

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Newspaper and magazine clippings which were published during the Babri Masjid demoliton are displayed in front of Jama Masjid, New Delhi during a protest to mark the demolition of the 16th century Babri Mosque in Ayodhya . HT Photo/Virendra Singh Gosain expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Newspaper and magazine clippings which were published during the Babri Masjid demoliton are displayed in front of Jama Masjid, New Delhi during a protest to mark the demolition of the 16th century Babri Mosque in Ayodhya . HT Photo/Virendra Singh Gosain

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Policemen silhouetted during sunset stand guard near a mosque on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition in Ayodhya. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Policemen silhouetted during sunset stand guard near a mosque on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition in Ayodhya. AP Photo

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A Hindu youth of the Veda Vidyalaya looks on as he and others chant religious songs as they observe "Shaurya Diwas", which marks the 20th anniversary of the demolition of the 16th century Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, at Karsevakpuram. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Hindu youth of the Veda Vidyalaya looks on as he and others chant religious songs as they observe "Shaurya Diwas", which marks the 20th anniversary of the demolition of the 16th century Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, at Karsevakpuram. AFP Photo

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Muslim activists of Darsgah-Jihad-O-Shahadat (DJS) burn a representation of the scales of justice during a protest on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition in Hyderabad. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Muslim activists of Darsgah-Jihad-O-Shahadat (DJS) burn a representation of the scales of justice during a protest on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition in Hyderabad. AP Photo

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A Muslim activist of Darsgah-Jihad-O-Shahadat (DJS) shouts slogans from inside a police van after he was detained during a protest in Hyderabad on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Muslim activist of Darsgah-Jihad-O-Shahadat (DJS) shouts slogans from inside a police van after he was detained during a protest in Hyderabad on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition. AP Photo

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Muslims are projected to grow faster than the world’s overall population growth. (AP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Muslims are projected to grow faster than the world’s overall population growth. (AP Photo)

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The Indian Muslim Samaj protested the Ayodhya demolition by wearing black bands and hurling black flags atop a mosque in Beniganj locality of Faizabad. Muslim youths and children also joined in the protests at Fazabad. HT Photo/Ashok Dutta expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The Indian Muslim Samaj protested the Ayodhya demolition by wearing black bands and hurling black flags atop a mosque in Beniganj locality of Faizabad. Muslim youths and children also joined in the protests at Fazabad. HT Photo/Ashok Dutta

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Security personnel stand guard on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition in Ayodhya. AP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Security personnel stand guard on the 20th anniversary of the Babri mosque demolition in Ayodhya. AP Photo

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