Ayodhya, Sept. 11 -- At least nine pilgrims from Ayodhya who had gone for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra are stranded in Nepal due to widespread protests against alleged corruption, district administration officials said.

Ayodhya District Magistrate Nikhil Tikaram Funde said the pilgrims are safe but requested the Centre to arrange return flights, noting that their stay is far from the border, making travel by road difficult amid the unrest.

"Some merchants came to meet me today who reported that some pilgrims had gone to China for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, and their return had to be via Nepal. But due to the unrest in Nepal, the 9 Pilgrims are in Nepal and are safe as yet," Funde said at a press conference on Wednesday.

"Since their sta...