Two months are being completed since the consecration of Ramlala in Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple. Along with this, there is a continuous increase in the number of devotees coming here for darshan and worship.
From January 22 to March 20, 1 crore 12 lakh devotees have had the privilege of seeing Lord Ramlala.
The number of devotees coming to Ayodhya to have darshan of Ramlala has increased rapidly compared to last year.
One and a half to two lakh Ram devotees are coming to the temple every day for darshan. This number further increases during the festivals organized in Ayodhya and on Tuesdays.
Number of tourists increasing year after year: If we look at the statistics of the Tourism Department, ever since the festival of lights started in 2017, there has been a huge increase in the number of devotees in the city of Shri Ram.
In 2017, a total of 1,78,57,858 devotees visited Ramnagari. These include 1,78,32,717 Indians and 25,141 foreigners.
Whereas in 2018, 1,95,34,824 Indians and 28,335 foreign citizens visited Ramnagari. Thus, a total of 1,95,63,159 devotees visited Ayodhya in the year 2018.
Similarly, in the year 2019, a total of 2,04,91,724 devotees including 2,04,63,403 Indians and 28,331 foreigners visited Ayodhya.
In the year 2020, there was a decrease in the number of devotees due to Corona and a total of 61,96,148 devotees including 61,93,537 Indians and 2,611 foreigners reached Ayodhya. In the year 2021, 1,57,43,359 Indian and 431 foreign tourists visited Ayodhya.
A total of 1,57,43,790 devotees came to visit Ayodhya in 2021. In this sequence, 2,21,12,402 Indian and 26,403 foreign tourists reached Ayodhya in the year 2022. Altogether 2, 21, 38, 805 devotees arrived here for Ayodhya darshan in 2022.
This number has increased very rapidly in the year 2023. A total of 5,75,15,423 devotees reached Ayodhya in the year 2023. These included 5,75,07,005 Indian devotees and 8418 foreign devotees. It is believed that the number of devotees coming to Ayodhya in the year 2024 has increased so rapidly that after the Pran Pratishtha program on 22 January, 1 crore 12 lakh devotees have visited Ramlala between 20 March.
It is not that the number of Indian devotees coming to Ayodhya has increased. The number of foreign tourists coming here to see Ram Lala is also increasing rapidly.