Behind Ayodhya’s facelift

Against an opulent Ram temple, Ayodhya is brimming over with a new and brash brew of faith, politics, and commerce.

Ayodhya is witnessing the emergence of new roads, roundabouts, and gardens. But locals lament the dominance of non-local ownership in upcoming businesses, while some residents have lost their land to the ongoing development spree, which includes the demolition of old temples.