Lord Ram's abode Ayodhya breathes easy after SC ruling in land dispute case

The city largely remained normal with shops in the main markets of Sahabganj, Devkalli, Fatehganj and Subhashnagar open and catering to customers

The town that has been the centrepiece of the country’s politics for the past three decades was expectedly turned into a garrison on Saturday. Its residents stayed indoors for the better part of the day to catch the news of the Supreme Court (SC) verdict on television channels, but the markets started to come to life as the day progressed. People could be seen discussing the verdict and its ramifications while sipping tea or savouring paan (betel leaf) at the neighbourhood kiosks.

A cross-section of people blamed “outsiders” for vitiating the atmosphere in Ayodhya, which is now yearning to shed the