Sangh Parivar Plans Guided Tour Of Over 1 Lakh 'Contributors' To Ram Mandir In A Month, 44 Special Trains To Run

After the inauguration of the Ram Mandir on 22 January, the Sangh Parivar plans to keep the fervour high by arranging a guided tour of more than 1 lakh people between 27 January and 22 February.

These people are chosen on the basis of their contributions to the construction of the temple, be it through participation in the Mandir Movement or financial donations for the temple or any other means.

44 special trains will be used to bring these people to Ayodhya from 28 states and eight Union Territories. Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) president Alok Kumar deemed it as the organisation's responsibility.

He told Indian Express, "The entire country has been divided into 45 zones and each zone has a quota of around 1,500 to 2,500 pilgrims who will be travelling. Once the pilgrims arrive, their lodging, food and darshan will all be arranged by us."

Taking care of the language difficulties that some pilgrims from non-Hindi-speaking states could face, the Sangh Parivar is roping in its workers from different states to assist people of their respective states and linguistic backgrounds.

VHP spokesperson Vinod Bansal said special arrangements would be made for these people in the tent city and their span of stay will be two days. The first group will reportedly arrive from Uttarakhand, followed by Delhi and Jharkhand.