Court disputes to riots:A brief timeline of Babri Masjid-Ram temple dispute

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the foundation stone for the construction of the Ram temple at the 'janmabhoomi' site today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for a Ram temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday, visiting a site where the Babri Masjid had been razed in 1992.

Here is a brief timeline of the Babri Masjid-Ram temple controversy over nearly 500 years:

1528: Babri Masjid built. Hindu groups say it was built after demolishing a temple, but some scholars say such "claims" did not arise until the 18th century

1885: Mahant Raghubar Das files a suit to build a Ram Temple at the disputed site

1934: A mob damages parts of the disputed structure. Muslim prayers at the