Amid thick security blanket, Ayodhya all set for Ram idol Pran Pritistha

AYODHYA: The week-long Pran Pritistha rituals for the Ram temple here entered the fifth day with Vastu Puja on Saturday as the city of Ayodhya is all decked up to welcome 7000 distinguished guests for the final ceremony on Monday.

The boundaries of the temple town were sealed with a thick security blanket all over on Saturday. Security personnel from the SPG and various other agencies including paramilitary forces, central agencies, UP police, PAC along with commandos have been deployed in every nook and corner of Ayodhya.

While some of the guests have already reached Ayodhya, the majority of them including the representatives of 50 countries landed in the state capital Lucknow on Saturday to proceed to the temple town on Sunday.

As one proceeds to Ayodhya from Lucknow, the roads along the way give an idea of the mood, the atmosphere charged with a dash of spirituality resonating all through.

There are fluttering saffron flags marking the roads all through with the buildings on both sides of the roads replete with saffron banners and posters depicting Lord Ram in different forms from being a suave king of Ayodhya to serving an exile like a hermit and even an angry warrior ready to absorb the ocean with one arrow. However, the majority of the posters have one feature in common, the pictures of PM Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath in the corner.

Vehicles whizz past with Ram on flags fluttering boastfully through the green corridor created from Lucknow and other adjoining districts to Ayodhya for flawless and hassle-free movement of traffic towards the temple town.