“It is a matter of great pride for us that Lord Ram has finally come home. Like Christians have Vatican City and Muslims have Mecca, Ayodhya is for Hindus. This day has come after a long wait,” Mithilesh Jha, a resident of Janakpur, a city roughly 225 km away from Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, told The Quint.
As the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was underway on 22 January, Janaki Temple in Janakpur saw celebrations too.
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