The Ram Mandir is a Hindu temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, consecrated on January 22, 2024, at what is believed to be the birthplace of the Hindu deity Ram. The temple site has been a point of contention for long, with Hindus considering it Ram Janmabhoomi and Muslims holding it sacred as the location of the Babri Masjid, which was controversially destroyed in December 1992.
The Supreme Court of India entrusted the site to Hindus in 2019 and directed the state to provide an alternate site to the Muslim community. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, established by the Indian government, is in charge of the temple’s construction and administration. The temple is a significant monument for Hindu devotees, housing a murti of Ram Lalla, a five-year-old Ram.