A few days back, Ayodhya got added to my 'been there' list, as I thought it worth my while to take two & a half hour drive from Lucknow, where I am putting these days. Reaching Ayodhya, saw self styled guides with smeared forehead and face chasing us on scooter offering to facilitate our darshan of Hanuman Garhi, Sita Rasoi and Ram Mandir for an amount ranging between ₹200 & ₹ 400. Not taken in by the offer, we parked the vehicle, took a three wheeler and reached Hanuman Garhi. The large crowd of people lined up haphazardly to have darshan, simply put us off and we bowed our heads in reverance from a distance. In coming days Ayodhya will be witness to yet another mega event signalling Pran Pratishtha at the Ram Mandir.
