AGENCIES
Thousands of devotees thronged ghats across Uttar Pradesh to take a holy dip in the Ganga, Gomti and Saryu rivers on Kartik Purnima.
In Ayodhya, people flocked to the ghats of the Saryu since early morning amid chants of “Sita Ram” playing on loudspeakers in the streets, while many devotees who came from neighbouring districts of the state camped overnight near the river.
This is the first religious congregation in the holy city since the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Barbi Masjid case.
Devotees in the state capital took a dip at Mankameshwar ghat on the banks of the Gomti. A huge crowd also gathered on the banks of Ganga and Yamuna in Allahabad.