Police officers ask a Hindu holy man to leave the area before the inauguration in Ayodhya. Reuters
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi fulfilled a long-standing electoral promise of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Pran Pratishtha ceremony. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
The ceremony, which was televised live, showed Mr Modi performing religious rituals inside the temple's sanctum. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
Indian Air Force helicopters showered petals over the temple. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
The federal government declared a half-day holiday for its employees, while several states announced a holiday for banks and educational institutions. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
The temple fulfils a decades-long Hindu nationalist pledge to build a shrine to Lord Ram in Ayodhya. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
The Pran Pratishtha ceremony at the temple. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
The temple's inauguration has also been marked by controversy over its consecration before the structure is fully built. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
More than 7,000 people attended the Pran Pratishtha ceremony. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
Attendees during the opening of a temple dedicated to Hindu deity Lord Ram, in Ayodhya, India. AP
A man prays on the banks of the Sarayu River ahead of Ram temple's consecration ceremony. AFP
Traditional Chhau dancers dress in the guise of Hindu deities in Kolkata. AFP
A Muslim cleric and a Hindu priest arrive to attend the inauguration ceremony. Reuters
Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, with his son, was among the chief guests at the opening of a temple. AP
People arrive ahead of the inauguration of the temple. AP
Police officers ask a Hindu holy man to leave the area before the inauguration in Ayodhya. Reuters
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi fulfilled a long-standing electoral promise of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Pran Pratishtha ceremony. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
The ceremony, which was televised live, showed Mr Modi performing religious rituals inside the temple's sanctum. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
Indian Air Force helicopters showered petals over the temple. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
The federal government declared a half-day holiday for its employees, while several states announced a holiday for banks and educational institutions. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
The temple fulfils a decades-long Hindu nationalist pledge to build a shrine to Lord Ram in Ayodhya. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
The Pran Pratishtha ceremony at the temple. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
The temple's inauguration has also been marked by controversy over its consecration before the structure is fully built. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
More than 7,000 people attended the Pran Pratishtha ceremony. Photo: India's Press Information Bureau
Attendees during the opening of a temple dedicated to Hindu deity Lord Ram, in Ayodhya, India. AP
A man prays on the banks of the Sarayu River ahead of Ram temple's consecration ceremony. AFP
Traditional Chhau dancers dress in the guise of Hindu deities in Kolkata. AFP
A Muslim cleric and a Hindu priest arrive to attend the inauguration ceremony. Reuters
Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, with his son, was among the chief guests at the opening of a temple. AP
People arrive ahead of the inauguration of the temple. AP
Police officers ask a Hindu holy man to leave the area before the inauguration in Ayodhya. Reuters
India's Narendra Modi inaugurates Ram Mandir in Ayodhya - in pictures
