Ever since it was announced that Pran Prathishta (the installation of the idol of Lord Ram during the consecration ceremony) in the Shri Ram temple in Ayodhya would take place on January 22, 2024, feelings of euphoria and high emotion have been sweeping all over India. Many Indians living abroad have also been looking forward to the event with great excitement.

India witnessed feelings of emotional integration in the year 1962, when China attacked India and India lost that war and China aggressively occupied thousands of kilometre of Indian territory. At that time, it was emotional integration marked by concern. However, at this present time of emotional integration due to the January 22 event of Shri Ram temple in Ayodhya, this is emotional integration of joy, happiness and hope.

It is a fact that the inauguration of Shri Ram temple would be the culmination of over 550 years of dispute between Hindus and Muslims about this location, as to whether it was a Ram temple there, where the mosque was constructed later. The Supreme Court of India settled the issue finally by permitting the construction of the Shri Ram temple at the site and also satisfying the Muslims by allotting land for the construction of a mosque nearby. The construction of........

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