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Ram Temple: Hindu outfit plans 'Maha Yagya' in Ayodhya from December 1-6

Delhi-based Vishwa Vedanta Sansthan, a little-known outfit, said a large number of seers from across the country will assemble in the temple town for the 'yagya'.

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NEW DELHI: A Hindu outfit on Tuesday said it will hold a 'Maha Yagya' in Ayodhya from December 1-6 for building Ram Temple in the holy city.

Delhi-based Vishwa Vedanta Sansthan, a little-known outfit, said a large number of seers from across the country will assemble in the temple town for the 'yagya'.

"Sentiments of a majority of Indian people are connected to this temple.

So, we are going to hold an 'Ashwamedh Yagya' in Ayodhya from December 1 to December 6," the outfit's founder Swami Anand Maharaj said at a press conference here.

The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was demolished by right-wing Hindu activists on December 6, 1992, which had triggered large-scale riots in the country.

Chorus has been growing among right-wing Hindu outfits for the construction of a temple at the Ramjanmabhoomi through an ordinance.

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