Tourist Points of interest FROM THE EPIC RAMAYANA
Tales of Shri Rama and his family are well known folklore in Ayodhya. Listed here are some historic information and common tales about the town:
Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya:
Lord Rama, the 7th incarnation of Vishu, was born in Ayodhya. The Ram Janmabhoomi Temple was designed as a place of worship. In 1528 A.D., Babur, the Mughal emperor, requested the demolition of the temple to build a mosque. In 1922 the mosque as well was demolished. Inspite of all this, the web site of the original Ayodhya temple is a put of pilgrimage for devout Hindus.
Sita Ki Rasoi:
In the north-west corner of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir is a small kitchen area referred to as Sita ki Rasoi. Below, Sita cooked the 1st food for her loved ones just after marrying Lord Rama and coming to Ayodhya.
Kanak Bhawan:
Kanak Bhawan means “property of gold”. The idols of Rama and Sita in this temple have crowns manufactured of gold. It is always on the list of most popular Ayodhya destinations to stop by.
Hanuman Garhi:
Hanuman Garhi is aspect of the Ayodhya tourism bundle even if a single has to climb 70 techniques to do so. The presiding deity is the monkey God Hanuman, who was a devotee of Lord Rama.
Treta-Ke-Thakur (or Kaleram ka Mandir):
The idols in this temple are manufactured of black stone. The temple was rebuilt in 1784 by Queen Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore.
Guptar Ghat:
Pilgrims believe that Lord Ram dedicated ‘Jal Samadhi’ (drowned himself) on this ghat and returned to Vaikuntha, his heavenly abode.
Ayodhya hills:
A further well known area of worship is the Sita Kund, which is a pool of clean drinking water in the Ayodhya Hills. Lord Rama is believed to have shot an arrow into the earth because Sita was thirsty, and the pool was shaped.
OTHER TEMPLES AND Sights
Aside from the different temples related to the Ramayana, there are other spiritual sites in Ayodhya as well.
The Nageshwarnath Temple was created by Lord Ram’s son Kush. The tale goes that a single working day Kush missing his amulet in the river Sarayu. A mythical nag-kanya (snake-damsel) returned the ornament. The damsel was a follower of Lord Shiva. As a gesture of many thanks, King Kush constructed the Nageshwarnath temple the place Lord Shiva is the major deity.
Goswami Tulsidas of Ayodhya was an enlightened soul and a saint-poet. The Tulsi Smarak Bhawan was created in his honour. Even today the Bhawan hosts prayer meetings and spiritual ceremonies.
Ayodhya is a put of pilgrimage for devout Hindus from all around the world and is also a well known vacationer destination.
