Ayodhya's Plan B: Rs 7.75-bn Ram statue project by Yogi Adityanath govt

If anything, this project, if successful, could transform Ayodhya's economy and image as a tourist place

On a hazy evening along the Sarayu river in Ayodhya, there is frantic activity all around the ghats above which a road bridge spans the river.

A 15-feet statue of Ram is being erected nearby with workers busy coating a plyboard cutout with plaster of Paris.

The entire stretch of the ghats where pilgrims take a holy dip, monkeys prowl in search of food and opportunistic boatmen scour the river for currency coins with magnets tied to nylon ropes, will soon be the site of the second edition of ‘Deepostsav’ – an annual event to celebrate the return of Lord