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Humiliating Shock for Narendra Modi’s Mega-Hyped Vanity Project

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Concrete dust, temporary barriers and furious last-minute work mean PM Narendra Modi’s vast Hindu temple complex still looks like a construction site for the grand opening.

Bhat Burhan
Kaisar Andrabi
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A photograph of the construction still happening on Ram Mandir Temple ahead of it's inauguration on January 22.
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AYODHYA, India—It was supposed to be an iconic moment to cement Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s place as one of the greatest Hindu nationalists in Indian

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Bhat Burhan

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