Ayodhya witnessed a heavy rush of devotees on Tuesday, a day after the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla, with nearly three lakh people paying obeisance at the temple till afternoon.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath conducted an aerial survey of the temple alongside Principal Secretary Home and DG Prashant Kumar.
The chief minister instructed officials to prioritize crowd management and security measures, reports said.
"Till afternoon, 2.5 to 3 lakh devotees have paid obeisance in the temple and a similar number of them are remaining," Director, Information, Shishir told news agency PTI.
Over 8,000 policemen have been deployed to ensure smooth darshan for devotees.
Special DG (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar and Principal Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad are inside the temple and overseeing the arrangements.
"I assure all devotees that they will be able to take darshan of Ram Lalla. The darshan has been going on continuously. I appeal to the devotees to remain patient," Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Chief Priest Acharya Satyendra Das said.
Authorities estimate that nearly one lakh devotees will visit the temple daily.
The consecration of the Ram Lalla idol was held amid religious fervour on Monday in the newly built temple in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Adityanath, Governor Anandiben Patel and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.
