Questions tagged [ayodhya]
The place where Lord Rama was born.
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What are the names of all four wifes of four sons of King Dashratha?
What are the names of all four wifes of four sons of King Dashratha ??
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Can We Enter Temples While Holding Ashes for Immersion?
My father passed away a couple of weeks ago, and we are planning to go to Varanasi for the asthi visarjan. He had always wanted to visit Varanasi, and he also wished to see Ayodhya. So, would it be ...
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If Ayodhya Ram temple is so dear to Hindus, why don't we see lord Krishna ever visiting ayodhya/talk about his last avtar ? (500 years dream of hindus [duplicate]
Heard that avatars concept is fabricated at the time of Buddhism.
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Prana Pratishta in incomplete temple
With Rama Mandir opening on 22 January, there is controversy around scriptural alignment. All the four Shankaracharyas are not joining the ceremony (for different reasons); recently Puri and ...
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Any name of Sri Rama with Surya as he is solar race?
Looking for scripturally mentioned appellations for Lord Rama with a name of Surya.
Ramchandra is commonly used, but never something like Suryarama, Suryanana, Suryapati.
There could be reference to ...
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What are the seven Moksha granting cities?
In India A Sacred Geography by Diana Eck - it says (p 408)
The great city of the Rama legend is Ayodhya, known to the Puranas as one of the seven moksha-granting cities of India.
I know Varanasi is ...
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Where does the `real Ayodhya` lies and where does the Lord Ram born?
Recently, the Prime Minister of Nepal K.P. Sharma Oli said that the real Ayodhya lies at Thori in the west of Birgunj(in Nepal), and also he added that Lord Ram wasn’t born in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
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Does ayOdhya, mentioned in atharva veda, indicate the temple town or it is an esoteric reference?
Atharva Veda mentions ayOdhya.
astacakra navadvara devanam purayodhya
tasydm hiranyayah kotiah svargo jyotisavrtah
tasmin hiranyaye kotie tryare tripratisthite
tasmin yad yaksamatmanvat tad vai ...
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Do Rama's sacrifical posts still exist in Ayodhya?
The Sankalpa Suryodaya is an play by the 13th century Sri Vaishnava Acharya Vedanta Desikan. At one point in the play, a king goes around the world in a Vimana looking for a good place to meditate. He ...
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Is it true that there were roadside trees in Ayodhya according to Valmiki Ramayana?
Is it mentioned anywhere in Valmiki Ramayana that there are plants or trees on the sides of road in Ayodhya?
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Who finally had Pushpak Viman in the end? [duplicate]
After returning to Ayodhya after killing Ravan on Pushpak Viman, whom did Lord Ram gave it to ?
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Any evidence of Ram Temple in Ayodhya being destroyed before Babri Masjid? [duplicate]
I am looking for clarity on the case, argument or evidence of destruction (non-existence) of the Ram temple in Ayodhya before the Babri Masjid.
That is, is there any source that talks about the ...
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Was there a Rama Temple in Ayodhya?
Was there any Rama temple in Ayodhya?
Also, was Ayodhya mentioned as a pilgrimage site in any of the Puranas?
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