Ayodhya, Republic of India
PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD HINDU COUNCIL IN AYODHYA.
Mahant Paramhans (extreme right), a key temple supporter, walks with
Ashok Singhal, International President of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad
(World Hindu Council), before addressing a news conference in Ayodhya,
March 13, 2002. India's Supreme Court on Wednesday barred hardline
Hindus from holding special prayers at the flashpoint holy town of
Ayodhya, saying even a symbolic ceremony could further inflame
Hindu-Muslim tensions. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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