LUCKNOW, March 31 -- Devotees in large numbers, both locals and from adjoining areas as well as other districts, visited temples in Ayodhya on the first day of Chaitra Navratri on Sunday.

People started lining up outside these temples since morning. Majestic ghats of Ayodhya also witnessed large turnout of devotees who not only offered prayer at Badi Devkali, the clan deity of Lord Ram, and Chhoti Devkali, the clan deity of Goddess Sita, but also turned up at Ram Janmabhoomi and Hanuman Garhi.

After offering prayers at the Devi temples, the devotees visited Ram Mandir and Hanuman Garhi where large crowds continued to gather till late in the evening. Prominent vantage points like Lata Chowk and Ram Ki Paidi also witnessed a heavy rush of...