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An ocean of Hindu devotees throng the streets of Ayodhya amid the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony on January 22, 2024.
The archived version of the tweet can be seen here. We received this image on our Whatsapp tipline (9999499044), too, requesting us to fact-check it.
Newschecker ran a reverse image search of the viral photo, which led us to this Youtube short, dated June 21, 2023, stating it shows the crowd at the iconic Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha.
A further search led us to this OneIndia photo feature on the Rath Yatra, dated June 21, 2023, featuring the viral image. “Crowd of devotees during the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, in Puri, Tuesday, June 20, 2023,” read the caption of the photo. Similar reports can be seen here, here and here, confirming that the viral photo shows a crowd of devotees during the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri, Odisha.
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OneIndia report, June 21, 2023
Photo, TimesContent.com, June 20, 2023
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