Prayer and politics: New temple brings Modi praise, but critics see it as election gambit

The unfinished Hindu temple — set to be India's largest — opens Monday on the controversial site where a 16th-century mosque once stood, delivering on a decades-old Hindu nationalist promise.

Prayer and politics: New temple brings Modi praise, but critics see it as election gambit
A man stands on a ladder next to a floral elephant, in front of a wall of orange and yellow marigold strands.

The unfinished Hindu temple — set to be India's largest — opens Monday on the controversial site where a 16th-century mosque once stood, delivering on a decades-old Hindu nationalist promise.