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The main place of worship in Ayodhya is the site of the ancient
citadel of Ramkote, which stands on a elevated ground in the western
part of the city. The area presently is occupied by buildings, mostly
temples & maths. Athough vistited by pilgrims throughout the
year, this sacred place attracts devotees from all over India &
abroad on 'Ramnavami', the day of the Lord's birth, which is celebrated
with great pomp and show in the Hindu month of chaitra ( March-April).
Shri Ramjanma Bhoomi :
Believed to be discovered by king Vikramaditya. Opens for devotees
between 6.30 to 10.30 A.M. and 3.00 to 6.00 during summer &
between 7.30 to 10.30 A.M. and 2.00 to 5.00 P.M. during winter.
On the auspicious day of Ramnavami during chaitra month ( March-April)
devotees come here in large numbers.
Swargdwar :
The strip of land from Sahasradhara to Nageshwarnath temple is commonly
denoted as Swargdwar. The buildings on the Ghat facing the river
were mainly built during the reign of Nawab Safdar Jung and his
Hindu minister Naval Rai, who is credited in in particular for their
construction. The buildings and the Ghats offer a fine view. In
recent years the river bed has shifted northwards, leaving the Ghats,
therefore the new Ghats were built around 1960 along with the new
bridge. The 'pairi' as it is popularly known offers an excellent
view from the bridge.
Nageshwarnath Temple :
Nageshwarnath is considered to be the presiding deity of Ayodhya.
The temple of Nageshwarnath is said to have been established by
Kush, the son of Lord Rama. Legend has it that kush lost his armlet
while bathing in the river Saryu, which was picked up by a Nag-Kanya,
who fell in love with him. As she was a devotee lf Lord Shiva, Kush
erected this temple for her. It is said that this has been the only
temple to have survived till the time of king vikramadiya, the rest
of city had fallen into ruins and was covered by dense forests.
It was by means of this temple that king vikmaditya was able to
locate Ayodhya and the sites and different shrines here. The festival
of shivratra is celebrated here with great pomp and splendour. The
present temple built during the reign of sufdarjung by hindu minister
Naval Rai around 1750.
Hanuman Garhi :
Hanuman Garhi is one of the most important temples of Ayodhya. Situated
in the center of the town, the temple is approachable by a flight
of 76 steps. Legend has it that lord hunman lived here in a cave
and guarded the ramkot. The present temple was built in the middle
of 10th century, in shape of a four sided ford with circular bastions
at each corner. The temple houses an image of lord hunman.
Kanak Bhawan :
Kanak Bhawan is one of the finist temple in Ayodhya. It was built
by queen of tikamgarh, virshbhanu kuvari in 1891. the main temple
is built around an opened inner court in which stands a small shrine
of Rampada . the main idols installed inside the garbhagriha are
of Devi Sit & Lord Rama . the sanctrum is well decorated .
Treta Ke Thakur :
This temple stands at the place where lord rama is said to have
performed the Ashvamedah yajna . about 300 years ago the raja of
Kulu built a new temple here, which was improved by Ahalyabai holkar
of indore. At the same time the adjoining ghats were also built.
The initial idols in back sandstone where recovered from river Saryu
and placed in the new temple, famous as kale-RAM -ka -mandir .
Mani Parvat :
stands about 65 feet high and some scholars think it to be Buddhist
orgin. According to legends it was while Lord Hanuman was carrying
the hill bearning the Sanjeevani Booti (herb) for Lakshmans wounds
from Himalayas on way to Lanka a portion broke off and fell at Aydhoa
and this is that very mound.
Guptar Ghat :
contains a series of fine well - maintained ghats which were built
by Raja darshan singth in the 1st half of the 19th century. On top
of the ghats a palace was built which comprises a Sita -RAM temple
in the centre of the courtyard . the shrines of chakrahari and guptahari
exist here with a small narasimha temple.
Suraj Kund :
3 km. from ayodhya is suraj kund, a large tank with ghats around
built by the rulers of surya vans hog ayodhya, as a homage to the
sun god. The spot os ideal for a calm and quiet holiday.
Jain Shrines :
There are also several jain temples at ayodhya, as it is said to
be the birth place of five tirthankaras. Kesari singh, the treasurer
of nawab faizabad, built five shrines to mark the birth place of
these tirthankaras, which bear the date of vikram samvat 1781, the
temple adinath is near the swargdwar, while the anantanath temple
stands ofn the gola ghat, sumantanath shrine is near the swargdwar,
while the anantanath temple stands on the gola ghat, sumantnath
shrine is at ramkote, Ajitnath temple near saptsagar while abhinandannath
temple is near the sarai . a new jain temple stands in rai ganj
locality which house a unique 21ft . high image of lord adinath
(rishabhadeva) the first tirthankar.
