Ayodhya, After taking a dip in the holy Sangam in Prayagraj on Mauni Amavasya, the process of devotees coming to Ayodhya started from the evening itself and continued till Thursday afternoon. Devotees were seen standing in queues since night with the desire to visit Ram Mandir and Hanumangarhi. The crowd of devotees in Ramnagari is also making new records. The crowd of devotees is gathering in Ramlala's court to such an extent that the Ram Mandir Trust had to change the arrangements.

According to a statement issued by the government on Thursday, about 65 lakh devotees have reached Ayodhya in the last 96 hours. In view of the crowd, senior officials are present on the spot and are patrolling on foot throughout the night to take stock of the arrangements.

Devotees reaching Ramnagari after bathing in Prayagraj
According to a statement, after bathing on Mauni Amavasya in Prayagraj, devotees are reaching Ramnagari directly. The process of bathing on the banks of Saryu starts from four in the morning and after this the devotees are heading towards Hanumangarhi and Ram Janmabhoomi temple. According to the statement, at least three lakh devotees are reaching Ram Mandir and Hanumangarhi daily for darshan. Due to this, the time of darshan in the temple has been increased to about 18 hours.

CM Yogi himself giving instructions to the district administration

The statement said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath himself is giving necessary instructions to the Ayodhya district administration from time to time. According to this-

The police has arranged drinking water for the devotees in Ram Janmabhoomi temple and a medical camp has also been set up in the temple premises. Employees and volunteers of Ram Mandir Trust have been deployed to serve the devotees.

The number of devotees is also being forecast by contacting the railways along with the police stations and posts on the main route coming to Ayodhya.

To control the crowd, a 'holding area' has been created on Gonda, Ambedkarnagar, Sultanpur and Lucknow Road, so that devotees can be stopped there if the crowd increases.

This appeal is being made to the devotees

A large number of devotees from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat are reaching Ayodhya for darshan. Ayodhya Municipal Commissioner Santosh Kumar Sharma on Wednesday evening appealed through loudspeakers around Ayodhya Cantt Railway Station and at Guru Govind Singh Square to stay in the shelter built near the railway station Cantt. This request was made with the aim of providing safe and convenient place for the devotees to stay.

Additional Director General of Police (Lucknow Zone) SB Shirodkar, IG Praveen Kumar, Commissioner Gaurav Dayal, District Magistrate Chandra Vijay Singh, SSP Rajkaran Nair are personally monitoring the situation in the city. Superintendent of Police Balaramchari has been deployed in the Ram Janmabhoomi complex. He said that the devotees coming to Ram temple are being given darshan as per the security standards. Apart from civil police and PAC, paramilitary forces have been deployed for security purposes.