AYODHYA, India — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened a controversial Hindu temple Monday that was ... offices for half a day. Saffron flags — the color of Hinduism — adorned the ...

The structure is meant to represent the journey of the Hindu Sun God Surya ... Legend has it that the temple was designed to allow the rising sun’s rays to fall upon the deity in the sanctum.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a large Hindu temple in the city of Ayodhya Monday on the site of a Mughal-era mosque that was razed by a Hindu mob more than 30 years ago ...

The Ram temple has a Surya Tilak mechanism --Sun's rays illuminate Lord Ram's ... celebrated on the ninth day of the first month of the Hindu calendar, usually in March-April, marks the birthday ...

NPR tours a controversial Hindu temple that is set to be inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of a crucial election. More than 30 years ago, rioters destroyed a historic mosque ...

LOS ANGELES − The largest Hindu temple in California was defaced with messages against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. San Bernadino County Sheriff said in an advisory that ...