Ayodhya Ram Mandir: The Ram temple opened for public on Tuesday, a day after the ceremonial Pran Pratistha of Ram Lalla, that saw the who’s who of India in attendance. On Tuesday, devotees thronged in large numbers to Ayodhya.
A large number of devotees, both locals and visitors from other states, gathered near the main gateway along the Ram Path leading to the temple complex late on Monday, seeking an entry to the premises.
Security was steeped up at the temple, which witnessed a heavy rush of devotees at its main gate to have ‘Darshan’ of Ram Lalla since the grand temple was thrown open to the public today. People were seen breaking through security at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple.
Devotees flocked to the temple from 3 am to offer prayers.
The police stationed at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya had on Monday told the large crowd built up near the ceremonial gateway — decked up for the consecration ceremony — that that the temple would open to the public from Tuesday.
A devotee told news agency that he has come all the way from Odisha to have darshan of Lord Ram at Ayodhya.
“I have come from Odisha’s Puri to Ayodhya on bike to have darshan of Lord Ram Lalla. It was a journey of 1224 kilometres. I was very eager to have ‘darshan’ of Ram Lalla. When I was asked on my way where I was going, I said that that I was going to have darshan of Lord Ram at the temple which was not built for over 500 years.”