From the ashes of colonial suppression to the vibrance of today’s cultural rebirth, temples have reclaimed their rightful place in shaping India’s civilizational identity. The post-colonial era saw India’s spiritual foundations undermined, with secularism often reducing the essence of Hindu temples to mere places of blind devotion. Yet, the tide began to turn. The reconstruction of the Somnath temple in 1951 was a symbolic spark, but the larger Nehruvian frame work failed to leverage its cultural significance.
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