Devotees during their pilgrimage to the Kedarnath temple against the backdrop of the Himalayan mountain range.
The idol was first installed in Andheri, north west Mumbai, in 1996.
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The Bharat Ratna for him comes nine years after the honour was bestowed on former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The two leaders together spearheaded the journey of the Jana Sangh and then the BJP for over five decades.
Accusing Congress of 'abuse culture', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the people of Karnataka to punish those indulging in abuse, while casting their vote in polling booths on May 10.
A new idol of Ram Lalla sculpted by Mysuru-based Arun Yogiraj has been selected for installation at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, temple trust's general secretary Champat Rai said on Monday.
'Bharat is the core value that has to be lived by and if you deny it, then the people will discard you.'
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