Lucknow: Kartik Purnima was celebrated peacefully in Ayodhya, Prayagraj and Varanasi following the Supreme Court verdict on the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute in Ayodhya. However, due to the increased security and restrictions in Ayodhya after the verdict, this time the number of devotees on Karthik Purnima was extremely low. Where more than 10 lakh devotees used to visit Ayodhya on the occasion of Kartik Purnima.

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At the same time, after the decision of the top court, due to the security and restrictions imposed in Ramnagari, the crowd of people remained only 20 percent. However, on the occasion of Kartik Purnima in Prayagraj, there was a surge of devotees at the confluence. According to local media, lakhs of people took a dip of faith in the Sangam on this occasion in Prayagraj. Along with this, he also worshiped on the Sangam coast. At the same time, millions of people took a dip in the Ganges river on Kartik Purnima at the Ghats of Varanasi. Also, because of being Deepawali, thousands of lamps were lit at Panchganga Ghat.

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The tradition of lighting lamps on the Ghats started in 1983. It was started by former Kashi Naresh late Dr. Vibhuti Narayan Singh. Ayodhya is under strict security guard even before the verdict of the apex court. Security forces have been deployed on all the routes to enter Ayodhya city, chowk-squares and checkposts. RAF and CRPF personnel are still stationed in Ayodhya. No person is allowed to come to Ayodhya without showing ID.

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