Indian Ayodhya holy site a flashpoint for Muslim, Hindu politics.

Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | February 15, 2002 | Copyright

Byline: Kim Barker

AYODHYA, India_To see the spot revered as the birthplace of the Hindu god Ram, visitors must shed their shoes, handbags and pens. They are searched four times as they walk through a maze of fences guarded by 500 soldiers. Only then can they look at the temple, which is really just a white tent on a wooden frame. Security is so tight, visitors are not allowed inside.

Ayodhya, home to this temple, means "place of no conflict." Yet it has become one of the most volatile spots in India, a flashpoint between Hindus and Muslims in which both ...

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