A Hindu group is working quickly to build a copy of the Ayodhya Ram Temple in West Bengal. This started after they announced it a month ago and now they’ve created a group to oversee the building. They plan to start construction with a ceremony on January 22 which is a meaningful date because it’s when the Ayodhya temple was opened last year.
This plan came about because a local politician from another party suggested building a mosque in the same area. The Hindu group and the BJP saw this as a challenge so they decided to go ahead with their temple plan as a sort of response. It looks like this is more about politics than religion and it’s happening in a place where there’s already a lot of tension.
Building a copy of this specific temple could cause problems with how different groups get along. It’s tied to some very difficult history and could make people in the area even more divided. The date chosen for the construction ceremony makes it clear they’re tying it to those past events which might make the situation worse.