INDRANIL ADITYA                                

A Hindu priest stands on the roof of a temple, with an old cityscape in the background, ahead of the Ram temple consecration in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, on January 19, 2024. Photo by Indranil Aditya

A general view of the Ram temple is being seen ahead of its opening in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, on January 19, 2024. Photo by Indranil Aditya

Hindu devotees are worshiping Ekadoshi, which occurs on the eleventh lunar day of the two lunar phases in a month, on the bank of the Saryu River, ahead of the Ram temple opening in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, on January 21, 2024. Photo by Indranil Aditya