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What is the significance of the Ram Janmabhoomi site?

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The Ram Janmabhoomi is traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Rama. It is the site where the Babri Masjid, a 16th-century mosque built by the Mughal emperor Bābur, once stood and where the new Ram Mandir (Hindi: “temple”) was constructed after a 2019 Supreme Court verdict granted the site to Hindus.