LUCKNOW, Dec. 30 -- There is an unprecedented turnout of devotees in Uttar Pradesh's temple towns of Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura ahead of the New Year, prompting respective administrations to make arrangements for crowd management and safety of visitors. Among these places, Ayodhya has turned out to be the most favourite destination for pilgrims as the footfall here started surging in the last week of December. On December 24 and 25, more than 2.5 lakh devotees visited the place and by December 26 evening, more than one lakh more devotees landed in Ayodhya. This influx is expected to continue till January 1. The formal start of the second anniversary celebrations of the consecration of Ram Lalla began on December 27. Other festivities began on Monday. The main ceremony of Pratishtha Dwadashi will be held on December 31 in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh and CM Yogi Adityanath. The local administration and police have made special arrangements for crowd control. According to Ayodhya DM Nikhil Tikaram Funde, if the crowd increases on January 1, holding areas at all entry points to the city will be activated. In such a case, vehicles will be stopped there and devotees will be allowed to enter Ayodhya in groups.P5...