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Tens of thousands of people sacrificed
their lives in defending the temple at Shri Rama Janmabhoomi. Further,
right from the time of the destruction of the temple at the Shri Rama
Janmabhoomi in 1528 AD, the efforts to recover the Shri Rama Janmabhoomi
site has been a continuous one. In spite of a relatively strong Islamic
rule in the area, Hindu kings used every opportunity to liberate the site.
Prior to 1947, there have been a total of 77 recorded attempts to wrest
the control of the Shri Rama Janmabhoomi from the clutches of Islam.
The insistence of construction of the
Ram Chabootar and Sita ki Rasoi, within the precincts of the Babri structure,
was with the intention of establishing the Hindu claim to the site. At
the Ram Chabootar, prayers of Shri Rama were conducted on a continuous
basis. Ram Navami was always celebrated at the site, even during the time
of Islamic rule. |