Ayodhya

Hindu activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

Hindu activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

Hindu activists climb up the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished by end of the day.

Hindu activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

Hindu activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

Mahant Nitya Gopal Das addressing a Dharam Sansad meeting at Ayodhya on December 04, 1996. Two days later, hindu activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

Dharam Sansad meeting at Ayodhya on December 04, 1996. Two days later, hindu activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

Hindu holy men coming out of a Dharam Sansad meeting at Ayodhya on December 04, 1996. Two days later, hindu activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

Hindu holy men coming out of a Dharam Sansad meeting at Ayodhya on December 04, 1996. Two days later, hindu activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

Members of the Dharam Sansad coming out after a meeting at Ayodhya on December 04, 1996. Two days later, hindu activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

Hindu holy men coming out of a Dharam Sansad meeting at Ayodhya on December 04, 1996. Two days later, hindu activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

VHP President Ashok Singhal coming out of a Dharam Sansad meeting at Ayodhya on December 04, 1996. Two days later, hindu activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

Mahant Nitya Gopal Das with other hindu holy men coming out of a Dharam Sansad meeting at Ayodhya on December 04, 1996. Two days later, hindu activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

RSS, Bajrang Dal and VHP activists practicing pulling douwn structure near Babri Masjid, Ayodhya. A day later, activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

RSS, Bajrang Dal and VHP activists practicing pulling douwn structure near Babri Masjid, Ayodhya. A day later, activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

Hindu holy men coming out of a Dharam Sansad meeting at Ayodhya on December 04, 1996. Two days later, hindu activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

Hindu holy men coming out of a Dharam Sansad meeting at Ayodhya on December 04, 1996. Two days later, hindu activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

UP Policemen around the Babri Masjid Complex in Ayodhya, December 1992. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

Kar Sevaks resting on partially carved stone pillars for Sri Ram Mandir near the disputed site in Ayodhya, December 1992. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

Lathi weilding UP policemen outside the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya December 1992. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

A sadhu stands near thee Babri Masjid complex in Ayodhya December 1992. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

Hindu activists climb the dome of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya which was quickly demolished. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar