a temple dedicated to Ram.

Elsewhere in Uttar Pradesh, the government spent unprecedented sums on the Hindu Kumbh Mela festival that ended last month, with Modi and the chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, himself a Hindu monk, appearing in countless posters. Three months earlier, Adityanath's state government replaced the Muslim name of the host city, Allahabad, with Prayagraj, a Sanskrit word from Hindu religious texts. The name change from Muslim to Hindu is one of many in recent months.

A Modi-appointed committee of scholars is also studying DNA samples to prove that today's Hindus are descendants of India's first inhabitants, and to establish that Hindu scriptures are fact and not myth.

Asked whether the Modi government is forcing Hinduism on its people, Abinav Prasoon, a spokesman for India's information ministry, said thatHouseman (surname)

Houseman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Edward Houseman (1869–1942), English cricketer
Ian Houseman (born 1969), English cricketer
John Houseman (1902–1988), Romanian-born American actor and film producer
John Houseman (baseball) (1870–1922), Dutch-born American baseball infielder
Julius Houseman (1832–1891), American entrepreneur and politician
Peter Houseman (1945–1977), English footballer
René Houseman (1953-2018), Argentine footballer

Fictional characters
Jim Houseman, the fictional United States Secretary of Defense in the game Metal Gear Solid

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