(Anand Mohan returning from Ayodhya)
Ayodhya is Rammay. There is only one raga, one tune in Ayodhya. Ayodhya has tied the country in the bonds of relationships. Ram is not only worshipable, devotees are reaching Ayodhya with a bundle of relationships with him. On asking Shalini Bhatnagar of Moradabad, who was standing in the queue to see Ram Lalla, she candidly says: I have come to meet my maternal uncle. When the question was taken further, she said that Ayodhya is my maternal home. Ram is my maternal uncle. Was tied in the chains of controversies for years. Now I will be able to meet him.
On the other hand, a large group of devotees were found at Mankapur railway station in Gounda district, bordering Ayodhya. More than 600 women and men had come as two Holy Land ambassadors. He had come to strengthen the sacred bond of Ram and Sita in Treta Yuga. All of them had arrived from Mithilanchal of Bihar. Had reached from Ahilya Sthan, Janakpur (Nepal), Sitamarhi, Darbhanga. Had arrived from mother Janaki’s house. For him, Ayodhya is the in-laws house of his daughter, mother Janaki. His Ram is worshipable as well as Pahun (son-in-law). For them, Ramdham is the home of their mother’s daughter, so all those customs also had to be fulfilled.
Lalita Devi says: He has brought a load of curd-chuda and sweets to his son-in-law’s house. To offer to Lord Ram. She says that it feels great to be here. Ayodhya is visible in a new form.
Gaurav Srivastava says: Ramnagari is changing. She is becoming huge like Lord Ram. He says: I came to Ayodhya earlier also, but Maa Janaki’s house is decorated in a new form.
Pradeep Kumar, who arrived from Sitamarhi, says: The relation between Ayodhya and Mithlanchal is old. Lord Ram has settled in every house of ours. There is immense love for them. All this has drawn us to Ayodhya. These devotees were only regretful that they could not present the picture of Mata Janaki to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Ayodhya. They will be sad to take that picture back.
By giving Ram darshan to the elderly parents, the son is becoming blessed: Mahesh Chandra had arrived from Karnataka. A group of 50 devotees had arrived from Karnataka. Were standing in queue to visit Ram temple. His elderly father was with him. Unable to walk. Vihal was carrying his father in the chair. There was only happiness and peace in the eyes that I got to see my father. Reached this holy land. There is an influx of people reaching Ayodhya from South India. Devotees had arrived from many places including Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana. Along with this, a large number of devotees are also arriving from states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat.
Railways has arranged a special train for the devotees. Ayodhya Cantt and the newly constructed Ayodhya Dham station have been specially prepared. Devotees were brought to Ayodhya through special trains from many districts of Mithilanchal. Arrangements for their stay were made by the UP government. However, their complaint was also that there was chaos due to overcrowding. Had to face trouble in Ayodhya.