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Video of devotees of Lord Ram marching in Ayodhya to declare India as Hindu Rashtra

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The post presents footage as a march by devotees of Lord Ram in Ayodhya to declare India a Hindu Rashtra. FACTLY reports that the video instead shows “Durgamata Daud,” an annual Dussehra religious procession in Miraj, in Maharashtra’s Sangli district. It says the procession took place in 2019 and was not related to Ayodhya. The review traces the footage to a YouTube upload by Akshay Shinde, titled “Durgamata Daud Miraj Division,” dated 27 October 2019. It also describes checking a shop sign visible in the video: the “Laxmi Sports” hoarding was matched with a store identified as New Shree Laxmi Sports in Miraj. These details support the review’s identification of the location and the older procession, rather than the claimed Ayodhya march. The article also distinguishes the video from separate events concerning calls for a Hindu Rashtra. It reports that Paramhans Acharya Maharaj had demanded such a declaration and threatened a Jal samadhi in the Sarayu river, and that he later said he would agitate at Ramlila Maidan. The article says these events do not establish that the video depicts a march in Ayodhya.