LUCKNOW/PRAYAGRAJ/VARANASI/AYODHYA/MIRZAPUR, Jan. 2 -- The New Year began with a massive pilgrim surge across Uttar Pradesh as dense fog and biting cold failed to deter devotees from thronging major religious centres, prompting extensive security, traffic and crowd-control measures state-wide on Thursday. Thousands of devotees thronged Ayodhya's Ram Mandir on the first day of the new year to offer prayers to Ram Lalla. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust allowed devotees to perform darshan at the Ram Darbar on the first floor of the temple complex. Inaugurated in 2024, the temple has emerged as a major pilgrimage destination, drawing millions of visitors since its grand opening on January 22, 2024. From early morning, devotees were seen standing in queues stretching nearly two to three kilometres outside the temple.P2...