It seems to me that some developments have taken place in India over the past few years, which are going to have long-term consequences, especially for political Hinduism. I list four of them here. I might have expressed my views on some of them earlier, but the time might be ripe to make a consolidated assessment.

The first of these is the inauguration of the Ram Temple on January 22, 2024. It made the news cycle in a big way at the time. However, when the BJP failed to win a key parliamentary seat in that area during the national elections of 2024, it began to be thought that the impact of the Ram Temple might have been exaggerated. Subsequent developments, however, seem to confirm its long-lasting influence. The electoral victory of the BJP, in a subsequent polls, however, might be a more solid indication of its impact. Moreover, if it is true that now more people are visiting the Ram Temple than the Taj Mahal, then this fact tells its own story.

The second is the........

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