Ayodhya, Jan. 23 -- Devotees in large numbers took a holy dip at Saryu Ghat amid the chilly weather and performed worship and prayers on the occasion of Basant Panchami on Friday.

A devotee from Khushi Nagar, Anjali Srivastava, said, "We have come here to take a dip in the river on Basant Panchami. Modi and Yogi Ji have done a great job so that Lord Ram has arrived... It's very cold, but the devotion of the devotees is so strong that the cold disappears."

Another devotee, Anju Devi, said, "Today is Basant Panchami, and we have come here for the holy bath. We had a lot of faith in coming here. We took a holy dip, performed puja, and also did the aarti of Ganga Maiya. The weather is very cold, but Ganga Maiya has given us strength. With s...