Ayodhya Temple - Babri Masjid Controversy

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The Ayodhya Debate - - Koenrad Elst with a set of articles on the case for the prior existence of the mosque.

The Babur Nama - - An extract from Babur's account of his invasion of India, a backgrounder on the Babri Masjid issue and Mir Baqi's inscription on the mosque.

BBC News Online - - A look at the background to the violent dispute between Hindus and Muslims in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya.

Bharatiya Janata Party - - Pages at the BJP website with a set of articles expressing the Hindutva point of view.

BJP's White Paper on Ayodhya & The Rama Temple Movement - - Detailed account of 1993, setting out the party's position on the issue and justifying their position.

Evidence For The Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir - - The evidence prevented by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in 1990 for the prior existence of the temple before the building of the Babri Masjid.

Indian Muslims need to remembers lessons of the martyrdom of the Babri Mosque - - Muslimedia.com archives - an article on the political background to the development of the dispute from the Muslim viewpoint.

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi - - A set of articles from the Hindu Vivek Kendra on the issues around the proposed temple.

Solution to the Temple - Mosque Dispute - - An article by Dr.Subhash C.Sharma.

Wikipedia - Babri Mosque - - Includes details of the mosque and its architecture prior to destruction, as well as a detailed account of the events of 1992.

BBC News: Ayodhya Dispute - - A report about the court case. (September 19, 2003)

Archaeologist Questions Ram Janambhoomi Being in Ayodhya - - Rediff on the Net reports that archaeologist M.V.N. Krishna Rao has found that Indus Valley seals point to Banawali as the birth place of Rama. (July 6, 1998)