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US denies visa to Ayodhya Ram Lalla sculptor Arun Yogiraj and family

14/08/2024 06:15 PM | Click to read full article

They sought to attend the World Kannada Conference-2024, scheduled to take place in Richmond, Virginia. According to reports, he applied for the visa two months ago and was notified earlier this month. The US Embassy has not provided a reason for the visa denial. His portfolio includes a 12-foot-tall 3-D statue of Adi Shankaracharya in Kedarnath, a 21-foot-tall Hanuman statue and a 15-foot-tall sculpture of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in Mysuru, Karnataka.

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