Ram idol January 17 'nagar yatra' limited to complex

The temple trust has modified the January 17 "nagar yatra (town tour)" of the Ram Lalla idol on the advice of security agencies. The planned procession, part of the seven-day consecration rituals, will now be confined to the 70-acre temple complex. Although there was no official confirmation about the change from the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, a source confirmed. The security inputs indicated unprecedented interest among devotees for the first glimpse of the idol during the planned town tour and a large turnout, which the administration would have found tough to handle.