People of all ages and religious backgrounds are traveling on foot towards Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya to see and offer prayers at the Ram temple, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate later this month, reports said.
As the march towards the temple continues, two more youths from Odisha have embarked on the journey.
However, they are likely to miss the inauguration ceremony scheduled for January 22, as it would take more than a month to cover the over 1,400-km distance from Berhampur town in Odisha's Ganjam district to the Ram temple in Ayodhya, they said.
Kuresh Behera and Sonu Bisoi, both 22, who live in Chandapur and Kanishi areas of the state respectively, offered prayers at a local temple in Kanishi before starting their journey, the reports said.
They embarked on their journey to Ayodhya amid chants of 'Jai Shri Ram' (Hail Lord Rama) from people gathered at the temple. Some people also accompanied them for a few kilometers on their journey.
"We have set a target to walk for 30-35 km every day in order to reach Ayodhya in the next 40 days. We will miss the inaugural function of the temple but we will offer prayers later," Behera was quoted as saying by the reports.
In a related interesting development, videos of a Muslim girl documenting her journey to the Ram temple have gone viral on several social media platforms.
Many people in India, particularly Hindus, are jubilant that the long-awaited Ram temple is finally being finished after overcoming numerous hurdles and a protracted legal battle in the country's courts.
To facilitate travel to Ayodhya, Modi recently inaugurated the city's first-ever airport and a revamped railway station.