While the Ram Janmabhoomi temple is getting all the attention, the padosi (neighbours) of Ram Lalla are also getting their share of limelight ahead of the consecration ceremony.

As the majority of the land around the temple has been acquired by the Trust, four separate temples situated next door have attained special status as padosis of Ram Lalla.

The mahants of the temples have been invited for the ceremony while their disciples would be deputed as volunteers on January 22. Known for round the year open kitchen service, Amawa Ram temple has become a new selfie spot for the visitors looking to click themselves with Ram temple in the background while Rang Mahal has planned 41-day-long celebrations, as reported by TOI.

"Our social status has been elevated. Our property is the first one and we share our boundary wall with Ram Lalla's temple. We launched a 41-day-long kirtan on Tuesday and will hold bhandara (community kitchen service) till February 28. Our followers from all over the country are interested in visiting Ayodhya from January 23 and we are making arrangements to host them in batches at present," said Ram Sharan Das, mahant of the historical Rang Mahal that is dedicated to Sita.

The increased interest in religious tourism is evident as one steps inside Amawa Ram temple, established in 1919, which remains crowded through the day. It has been serving free food to the visitors for the past four years (since the court case was decided in favour of Ram Lalla. "It is the only accessible place where one can click a selfie with Ram temple in the background," said 27-year-old Satendra Patel from Ambedkar Nagar who visits Ayodhya every month. Since carrying mobile phones or electronic items is not allowed inside the makeshift temple, devotees climb up on the first floor of the Amawa temple to take photographs of the under-construction Ram temple complex.

The mahants and chiefs of all the three establishments have been invited to theceremony by the trust. The trust has also promised to facilitate darshan for followers of the padosis January 27 onwards.