Una, Himachal Pradesh: Union minister Anuraj Thakur Monday flagged off an ‘Aastha’ special train carrying pilgrims from Himachal Pradesh’s Amb to Ayodhya.
The train carrying 1,074 devotees left for Ayodhya at 6 am in the special Aastha Express train to Ayodhya.
A large number of Ram devotees are visiting Ayodhya after the consecration ceremony at Ram temple on January 22.
Speaking on the occasion, Thakur said that after 500 years of prayers and waiting, devotees from all over the world are rushing to see the grand temple built in Ayodhya.