Ayodhya
Places of Interest in Ayodhya
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.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.
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