Amid heightened security, Muslims offered their first Friday prayers at mosques in the district since the Supreme Court verdict in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case.
Security forces have kept a hawk-eye vigil over the holy town since November 8 evening, a day before the landmark judgement.
"The Friday namaz was offered by people at various mosques in Ayodhya district. Security was stepped up today and will continue to be for the remainder of the day. Everything went off peacefully," Ayodhya District Magistrate Anuj Jha told PTI.
No untoward incident was reported from any part of Ayodhya town or the district, he said.
A senior official said the Ayodhya-Faizabad twin towns have about 36 mosques, big and small.
The DM and the district SSP took rounds to see the arrangements. People offered their 'jumma namaz' in peace, he said.
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