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With the 'bhoomi pujan' for a temple at the spot where many devout Hindus believe Lord Ram was born, priests are enlivened with the hope that their Badhi Devkaali Mandir too will get footfalls from far and wide.

Tucked away in one of the numerous bylanes of Ayodhya around two km from the site for the Ram Mandir is the temple of Badhi Devkaali � the �kuldevi� or the presiding deity of the clan of Lord Ram. With the �bhoomi pujan� for a temple at the spot where many devout Hindus believe Lord Ram was born, priests are enlivened with the hope that their Badhi Devkaali Mandir too will get footfalls from far and wide.

�Badhi Devkaali� is a combination of three goddesses � Mahakaali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati.

Mahant Sunil Pathak has an interesting tale to share about this temple. �The goddess appeared in the dream of Raja Raghu, an ancestor of Lord Ram, and instructed him to conduct a yajna, and he will be victorious in a battle.

�I feel overjoyed as an �Ayodhyavaasi�, as Lord Ram has got a place at his birthplace. Ram is the soul and character of India. �Once the Ram Temple is built, devotees will flock Ayodhya to have a glimpse of Lord Ram, as well as Badhi Devkaali temple. I am confident that people become aware of this temple�s importance and they will visit in large numbers,� Pathak told.