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Hindu Processions


Hindu Processions

Hindu activists mark the seventh anniversary of Ayodhya in New Delhi, Dec. 6, 1999. Appearing in the guise of the monkey god Hanuman and Lord Rama, these protestors shout religious slogans at a rally near India's parliament in New Delhi. The Hindu nationalist group Shiv Sena organized the rally to voice support for the plan to build a temple in Ayodhya.
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Photo: Reuters/Kamal Kishore
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