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Body is a temple: tattooed Indians show Hindu devotion / 34FZ2EU
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As India prepares to inaugurate the Ram temple at Ayodhya -- built on the site of an ancient mosque torn down by Hindu zealots in 1992 -- members of the Ramnami religious movement say they have made an even bolder display of their faith. They have inked Ram's name over and over on their bodies in flowing rhythmic script.
"I devoted my body in his name," said Setbai Ramnami, wearing a crown of peacock feathers and draped in a white shawl also covered with Ram's name.
Once barred from entering holy sites because of their place at the bottom of India's millennia-old caste hierarchy, Ramnamis aim to show that all can worship their beloved Ram.
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