Yogi Adityanath greets people ahead of the inauguration of the temple of the Hindu god Ram in Ayodhya, India, on January 22. Rajesh Kumar Singh/APThe chief minister of Uttar Pradesh state, where Ayodhya is located, has called the Ram Mandir India’s “national temple” and one that celebrates the country’s “pride.”“Indian society maintained restraint, but the resolve for a temple kept growing stronger,” Yogi Adityanath, the controversial monk-turned-politician told thousands of guests outside the Ram Mandir. “Now everyone wants to come to Ayodhya.”“This is the victory of public faith and public trust, the re-establishment of India’s pride… The establishment of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi is an important ritual of cultural reawakening of India. This is a national temple.”Adityanath has governed India’s most populous state since 2017, when the Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed him leader after claiming victory in state polls that year. Adityanath has been a vocal advocate for the construction of the Ram Temple and attended the consecration ceremony inside the building.