Ayodhya helpline numbers and pilgrim safety

Safety advice for pilgrims

• Fix a meeting point with your group before entering any temple or ghat. Crowds separate families within seconds; a pre-decided spot saves hours.
• Put a slip with a name and a mobile number in the pocket of every child and elder.
• Carry little: phones, cameras, bags and leather items are restricted at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir. Use the free lockers at the pilgrim facilitation centre and keep the token safe.
• Darshan is free. Nobody can sell you entry, a place in the queue or a "VIP darshan". Passes, where they exist, are issued only through the temple trust.
• Agree the fare before you sit in an e-rickshaw, taxi or boat, and prefer prepaid or app-based options when available.
• At the Saryu, bathe only at the built ghats, inside the safety chains and railings. The current is stronger than it looks, especially in the monsoon.
• In summer carry water, a cap and ORS; the walk and the queue are long and mostly on stone. In winter mornings are cold and foggy.
• Do not accept food, prasad or drinks from strangers, and keep medicines and a copy of your ID with you, not in the luggage.
• Report cyber fraud, fake booking websites or fake donation links on 1930 at once; quick reporting improves the chance of recovering money.

If someone is lost

Stay where you last saw them for a few minutes, then go to the nearest police assistance booth or "khoya-paya" (lost and found) centre; they are set up near the main temple routes and ghats, with public announcement systems. Give the person's name, age, clothes and your mobile number. If you cannot find a booth, call 112.

The national and Uttar Pradesh short codes above were checked when this page was last updated. Numbers can change; if a number does not connect, dial 112.