Lucknow, Feb. 10 -- The ongoing Mahakumbh in Prayagraj has had a ripple effect in the temple town of Ayodhya with people in large numbers visiting the Ram Mandir to complete their pilgrimage, officials said.

To manage such crowd pressure in the future, the Ayodhya district administration has decided to construct a 2.5 km-long new corridor (pathway) that will take devotees to the Ram Mandir.

The Mahakumbh, which began on January 13, has led to unprecedented crowd turning up in Ayodhya every day with an average of around five lakh footfall.

As such, the arterial road of the temple town-the 13 km-long Ram Path-stays chock-a-block with pilgrims turning up in Ayodhya. On days of religious significance like such as Mauni Amavasya that fell o...