A day after historic verdict, Ayodhya wakes up to a lazy Sunday

Residents of the temple town are back to their normal lives

A day after the historic verdict by the Supreme Court in the vexed Ayodhya dispute, the temple town woke up to a lazy yet sunny Sunday.

The citizens of the historic town, which has a mixed Hindu and Muslim population, showed remarkable resilience and communal bonhomie in the face of the long delayed verdict.

Sunday being a holiday for government and most private offices, the streets of Ayodhya witnessed little traffic movement. Shops were open in almost all the areas, including minority dominated localities, such as Gudri Bazaar Chauraha, Fatehganj, Sahabganj and Bazaza.

Roadside tea stalls in busy intersections of