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Ayodhya is part of Uttar Pradesh, and is the land of Lord Rama. Ayodhya is the town where Raja Ram was born and had grown up to become Maryada Purushottam; the most revered man. In addition to this, Ayodhya is also the place where lord Rama was exiled and the place he was bestowed with kingdom on returning after vanquishing evil.
However since a few decades, Ayodhya has remained in the eyes of a storm because of the 5 century old Babri Masjid mosque. Born again Hindus in Ayodhya claim that the mosque was built after pulling down the existing temple where lord Rama was born. It was in 1992 when the situation became worse with RSS, VHP and other groups pulled down the mosque. This led to communal riots throughout India where thousands were killed. However despite this communal frenzy, Ayodhya is a place that invokes inspiration among Indians while cutting across religious lines. There are many tourist attractions found all over the town, which are mainly religious and visited by thousands of pilgrims every year. There are also quite a few Jains who visit Ayodhya, as against popular belief. The hanuman Garhi temple is located in the center of Ayodhya and has to be visited when in Ayodhya. This is because the temple is important not only for religion, but also because of architecture. There is a massive structure that is shaped like a four sided fort having circular bastions on each of its corners. The Jain shrines of Ayodhya mark the place of birth of 5 of his Tirthankaras. It was Kesari Singh, the treasure of Nawab of Faizabad who had built these five shrines to commemorate the birthplace of these Tirthankaras which are dated 1781. Kanak Bhawan is found near Hanuman Garhi and is visited by thousands of tourists every year. This temple is famous for lord Rama and Sita wearing gold crowns; which is also the reason for the temple being popularly referred to as Sone-da-ghar. The Nageshwarnath temple is also famous in Ayodhya. It is found amidst the many ‘Matths’ and ‘Akhadaras’ found in Ayodhya; and is said to have been established by Raja Kush, the younger son of lord Rama. Shivarathri is celebrated here with pomp and splendour. Ramkot is the most frequented religious site of Ayodhya as the ancient citadel of Ramkot is found on an elevated ground on the western part of the city. This is where lord ram’s fort once existed. |
