With inauguration of Ram Temple, the devotion of devotees is pouring, as a makeshift godown of 1,500 square metre at Ramsevakpuram in Ayodhya - plenished with sacks of wheat flour and rice, tin containers of desi ghee, refined and mustard oil, roti-making machines, and water bottles - is acting as the feeder hub for lakhs of devotees pouring in at the temple town to have a darshan of the Ram Lalla.

Its purpose: No devotee should go hungry in Ayodhya.

The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) have received edible items, including grains, flour, vegetables, and spices in the form of donations from several North Indian states for running bhandaras (community feasts) and feed devotees and workers of the Sangh Parivar turning up at the town after the consecration ceremony of the Ram Lalla.

VHP national secretary Rajendra Singh Pankaj said nearly 4,500 volunteers were working to cook and serve meals at different bhandaras in the city. He said that a few lakh devotees were expected to turn up in Ayodhya after the inauguration of the Ram temple, as reported by IndianExpress.

As the footfall of devotees in the town started increasing ahead of the consecration ceremony, the VHP and various social organisations started running over 40 bhandaras in different parts of the town every day from morning to evening since January 14. These bhandaras will continue serving food to the devotees up to February 26 in the first phase. But VHP leaders are considering extending it up to March 31 seeing the influx of devotees.

Two bhandaras are running from mobile vans, which are moving on the streets in the town. In these bhandaras, people are served puri-sabji, daal-chawal, khichdi, sabi-roti, kheer, and sweets such as laddoos and doodh-jalebi. Tea with biscuits and rusk are also being served at different locations. It is estimated that more than a lakh people were having meals at these bhandaras everyday for free.