Ayodhya schools closed till Feb 14 due to huge influx of devotees

Ayodhya’s District Magistrate Chandra Vijay Singh has announced the closure of schools till February 14 due to the huge rush of devotees coming to the city.

Students from primary to class 12 will have no classes from February 11 to 14, DM’s notice. During this time, the administrative work will function as it is. The order remains valid for all government, private, and non-government aided schools in the Ayodhya Dham.

However, there is no change in the schedule of the practical exams of the board students.
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The Mahakumbh in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj is attracting lakhs of devotees each day from across the country. The devotees are flocking to other cities such as Ayodhya and Varanasi after taking holy dips in the Prayagraj Sangam.

The roads to Prayagraj are witnessing a huge traffic jam leaving the devotees stranded for hours. The city’s administration is trying to manage the crowd with traffic diversions and advisories for the devotees.

Due to the huge influx of devotees to Ayodhya from Prayagraj, the city is also facing difficulties in managing the crowd which has affected the daily routines of the natives of the city including the students.

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As per media reports, there are huge lines of devotees reaching the city and people are forming queues outside the Ram Mandir from 3 AM. The administration has discontinued the entry of vehicles to the city.

Vindyachal has also announced the closure of schools due to a huge rush till February 14.

The DM announced the closure for students from nursery to class 8. After the holy baths in the Mahakumbh, the devotees are heading to the Maa Vindhyavasani temple in the region, as per a report by Times Now Hindi.

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The Prayagraj Mahakumbh will end on February 26 on the occasion of Mahashivratri. Crores of devotees have taken holy dips in the Sangam and there is a possibility that there will be a huge crowd coming in the last few days of the Kumbh Mela.