MODERN AYODHYA FROM TODAY AND TOMMORROW

 MODERN AYODHYA FROM TODAY AND TOMMORROW

History of Ayodhya

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The ancient city of Ayodhya is one of the seven holy cities of Hindus, revered because of its association with the great Indian epic Ramayana, with the birth of Lord Rama. According to the Ramayana source, the city was prosperous and well strong and had a large population.Ayodhya, also known as Awadh, south-central Uttar Pradesh state , northern India. Ayodhya distance : It is located on the River Ghagra (Saryu River) just before Faizabad.Ayodhya, located on the coast of Saryu, about 135 km east of Ayodhya, Lucknow, was called Saket in ancient times. Many legends and stories including the Ayodhya epic Ramayana are remarkable. GOD ON EARTH

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 Ayodhya meaning/Ayodhya old name

 Ayodhya's old name in English was "Awadh" or "Aude", the capital of the princely state of Awadh until 1856, it is still known as the state of Awadh. Ayodhya has been described in the Ramayana as belonging to the ancient Kosala kingdom. Hence it was also called "Kosala".

Often people consider these two to be the same city. Ayodhya ranks among the oldest cities in India and is famous as the birthplace of the adorable Lord Sriram of millions of Indians. Faizabad is also a city which is at a distance of ten kilometres from Ayodhya. The city has the distinction of being the birthplace andworkplace of many literators, poets and freedom fighters. The first day of the Ramayana was the birthplace and workplace of pandit Brahnarayan Chakabst, a great Urdu poet and a lawyer by profession, who had been in the Urdu. An Iranian Sadat Ali Khan, who was appointed subedar of Awadh, was made the first capital of Awadh in 1722 A.D., which was later taken to Lucknow in 1775 A.D. by Nawab Asfudaula, after which Faizabad collapsed. In this fifty years, the Nawabs built many buildings in that capital.Like Lucknow, the city also reminds us of the New period. About the Nawabs of Awadh, if we are in history, we find that they renovated the Hanumangarh temple in Ayodhya and built a Hanuman temple at Aliganj in Lucknow city. Even after the settlers of Faizabad city, Ayodhya was known as the centre of faith among the Hindu masses

because of its religious nature. We can also see it from the perspective that Sadat Ali Khan made Ayodhya the capital of Awadh after Lord Sriram, but as an Iranian, he went about ten kilometres away from the present City of Ayodhya and established it in his Persian tongue in the name of Faizabad , which means something where all are equal. , there is no discrimination. This in a way corresponds to the concept of The Kingdom of Rama described in Sriramcharitmanas composed by Great Poet Goswami Tulsidas. But when he came under the British , he gave Faizabad the status of a district and also made Ramarri Ayodhya under that district. Same arrangement since then till November 2018.

The BJP government of Yogi Adityanath declared Ayodhya city as a district and made Faizabad city its administrative headquarters. By May 2017, Faizabad was a separate municipality in the city and Ayodhya was a separate municipality in the city, which was later merged by the BJP government of the diocese and formed a new municipal body called the Ayodhya Municipal GOD ON EARTH Corporation.

Ayodhya temples and Major scenic spots 

The remains of the ancient city of Ayodhya were left as ruins, with some good temples somewhere. But after the Supreme Court order on 9th November 2019, it is now going to become a new grand Ram temple which was inaugurated by the respected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on  08/07/2019 has been made on 2020. Till this new temple is formed, the Ramalala statue has been shifted from birthplace to a temporary temple.

1) Hanuman Garhi

Hanuman Garhi

The temple is in the center of the city. It is recognized that Hangman Ji always dwells here. So people come to Ayodhya and visit hanuman Ji before the visit of Lord Rama . The temple is located on a high mount in front of the R ajgate. Hanuman Ji is said to have lived in a cave here and protected Ramjanma bhoomi and Ramkot. Hanuman Ji was given this place to stay.

There is a story about the construction of this temple. King Mansoor Ali was the Nawab of Awadh. Once his only son fell seriously ill. If there were no chances of life escaping, the King had a forehead in the phases of firefighter Hanuman Ji. With the grace of Hanuman Ji, the beats of the King's son were re-started. On the escape of his only son, the Nawab renovated the Hanuman Garhi temple and wrote on the copper paper declaring that no king or ruler would ever have any right on this temple nor any tax would be collected from the offering. He donated 52 Bigha land to Hanuman Garhi and Tamarind Forest.The markings brought as victory after the conquest from Lanka are placed in this temple

2) Raghavji Temple

It is a very ancient temple located in the centre of Ayodhya Nagar, it is also known as the temple of Raghavji, where Lord Raghav Ji sits alone, a temple where Raghav Ji is not with mother Sita. After bathing in Saryu Ji, devotees visit Raghav Ji.

3) Nageshwar Nath Temple GOD ON EARTH

It is prevalent that nageshwar Nath Temple was built by The son kush of Lord Rama. It is also said that Kush's armband was lost while bathing in saryu river. The armband found a serpent girl who was a Devotee of Shiva and began to love Kush. Kush built this temple for him. It is also prevalent that this is the only temple which is before the time of Vikramaditya.

4) Ramkot

It is a prominent place of worship located in the west of the city. The festival celebrated in March April is celebrated with a great fanfare here.

 5) Shri Laxman Quila

The fort has been built by the king of the Rewa (Madhya Pradesh) whose 52 Bigha land was donated by the British rule, which is a very good place for the pilgrims to stay here.

6) Kanak Bhawan

 

Near Hanuman Garhi, the temple was built in 1891 by the Queen of Tikamgarh. The temple is also called the Golden Temple because there is a statue of Lord Rama and mother Sita wearing gold crowns.

 7) Jain Temple

 Ayodhya is also popular for the Jain temple , which was built by Kesari Singh , the cashier of the Nawab of Faizabad , where followers of Jainism are going to come here throughout the year . 

RAM MANDIR IN AYODHYA

 More than 40 per cent of the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya has been completed, More than 80 per cent of the plinth work is done. within two years of the groundbreaking ceremony conducted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to officials of the trust entrusted with the responsibility.
Devotees from all over the world could pay obeisance to the deity from December 2023, Champat Rai, general secretary, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust, told PTI.Construction as well as demolition activities for improving the roads around the temple are also on in full swing, the trust officials said.
The next general election in the country is scheduled to be held in 2024.Rai, who is stationed in Ayodhya and resides in Karsewak Puram, oversees the construction work, holds meetings and reviews the progress on a daily basis.Asked about the source of the money used in the construction, Rai said, “Bhagwan ke karya ke liye dhan ki kya kami. Bhagwan ke charno me lakshmi baithi rehti hai (There cannot be any dearth of money for the cause of god).”According to the trust officials, a huge foundation is being laid in the soil to ensure the temple’s longevity and stability for at least a thousand years.
Talking about other civic work, they said a rectangular, two-storey parikrama road will be constructed, enclosing a total of eight acres of land, including the area of the temple and its courtyard, and in its eastern part, there will be an entrance made of sandstone.
White marble from the Makrana hills in Rajasthan will be used inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, they said.The marble-carving work is in progress and some of the carved marble blocks have already been brought to Ayodhya, the officials added.
The quantity of stones used for the project is — around eight to nine lakh cubic feet of carved sandstone for the “parkota” (rampart), 6.37 lakh cubic feet of uncarved granite for the plinth, about 4.7 lakh cubic feet of carved pink sandstone for the main temple, 13,300 cubic feet of Makrana white carved marble for the construction of the sanctum sanctorum and 95,300 square feet of Makrana white carved marble for the flooring and cladding, they said.
At the temple “karyashala” (workshop), labourers, both men and women, were seen carving and polishing stones.
Those who come to this holy town in Uttar Pradesh to pay obeisance at the Ram temple make it a point to visit this place where large numbers of stones to be used in the temple construction are kept.Modi had done the “bhoomipujan” for the construction of the temple on 5 August, 2020.
A Supreme Court verdict of 9 November, 2019 paved the way for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.Radhika Aiyer from Karnataka, who was posing for photographs in front of the stones with her children, said it was her privilege to visit the place and she wishes to come again once the construction work is complete.
The site draws huge crowds even when the temple is closed, with people feeling blessed touching the stones that will be used to build the temple, Manoj, a local, said.According to the plan, temples of Valmiki, Kewat, Shabari, Jatayu, Sita, Vighneshwar (Ganesh) and Sheshavatar (Lakshman) will also be constructed within a 70-acre area in the vicinity of the Ram temple.Besides the construction of the temple, demolition of shops and houses for widening the road leading to the famous Hanumangarhi mandir is also underway.After initial protests, the work is going on peacefully, with the locals themselves voluntarily demolishing their shops and houses that come in the way of the road-widening project.
Asked about the ongoing road work, Vineet Gupta, a sweet shop owner in the lane leading to the Hanumangarhi temple, said, “There is no hurdle in Lord Ram’s cause. You can see that I am getting the marked portion of my shop demolished.”
Ashish, who owns a shop selling puja material, echoed the same sentiment. He said things have finally started moving in Ayodhya.
“We spent our entire childhood seeing the temple movement. Now, the work has started and we are privileged to witness it in our lifetime,” he said.
A road crossing at Nayaghat named after legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar has also been planned and approved but the work is yet to start.
Seers said some of them were initially against the idea of naming the road crossing after the singer but a consensus has been arrived at and the work will start soon. Ayodhya set to get underground powerline by June next year.As part of its beautification plan for Ayodhya, the Uttar Pradesh government is all set to replace the web of open electric wires with underground cables in the temple town by June 2023, said a state government spokesperson on Saturday. The total cost of the project being carried out under “Ujjawal Bharat, Ujjwal Bhavishya-Power 2047” programme is ₹179.60 crore.
Executive engineer, power department, Ayodhya, Pradeep Kumar Verma was quoted as saying in the statement that 50% of underground cabling work in Ayodhya has already been completed and the rest is likely to be completed by June next year under Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) launched in June 2021.
Besides, the work of laying aerial bundled cable (ABC) will be completed by October this year, Verma added. “We hold review meetings on Wednesdays to see the progress of work. In future, underground cables will be laid along with the widening of ‘Rampath Dham’. Our aim is to complete this as soon as possible,” Verma said.
The Union power ministry, the National Thermal Power Corporation, Tanda, and the Ayodhya district administration are carrying out the exercise of laying underground cables. Apart from this, 3,81,536 LED lights have been distributed in Ayodhya so far under the Ujala scheme.
According to the official, electrification of 2,556 houses has also taken place under “Saubhagya Yojana Phase-I” at a cost of ₹61.80 crore. Moreover, 1,02,487 houses have been combined and illuminated which include houses of 37,239 below poverty line (BPL) families. A total of 470 houses have been electrified through solar power in the district.
The spokesperson said the Yogi government is working to restore the splendour of Ayodhya—the city of Lord Shri Ram. The construction of a grand Ram temple and the beautification of Ayodhya are going at a fast pace simultaneously.

Grammy-winning Musician Ricky Kej 'honoured' To Visit Ram Mandir Site In Ayodhya.

Two-time Grammy Award-winning musician Ricky Kej recently paid a visit to the Ram Temple construction site in Ayodhya. The music composer took a stroll around the site and expressed that he can't wait for the temple to be built. Kej urged people across the world to visit the temple and seek blessings at the holy site.
Taking to his Twitter handle, Ricky Kej shared a video of him visiting the construction site of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. In the clip, Kej talked about how grateful and amazed he was to visit the temple and talked about the "steady flow of construction" taking place at the site. He also shared a glimpse of the place where Lord Ram's statue will be placed and urged everyone to visit the temple and seek blessings.
He said, "I am music composer Ricky Kej and today I am absolutely privileged and honoured to be at the Ram Temple site in Ayodhya. It's such a beautiful location and if you look around here, it's just unbelievable. The kind of steady flow of construction that is happening over here. I can't wait for the temple to be built. I am actually right at the place the actual statue of Ram is going to be placed. This is going to be the heart of the temple where the flag is placed. So, I'm extremely privileged and I hope for everyone in this world to come and experience this temple and to get their blessings over here."
Sharing the video, Ricky Kej wrote, "Visited the Ram Temple site in Ayodhya. Absolutely amazed. A monument that will last over a 1000 years! We are the generation that saw it built." A Twitter user reacted to the video and wrote, "You are really lucky to be there. The younger generation of our country are also blessed who are witnessing this Marvel being constructed. (sic)" Kej responded by writing, "absolutely."

 Frequently asked questions about Ayodhya 

Who broke the Ram temple in Ayodhya? 

 In 1528 AD, Babur came to Ayodhya for a week. He destroyed the ancient temple and built a mosque in its place, which is still known as Babri Masjid. 

 Is the Babri Masjid still there? 

 It was destroyed in 1992 amid decades of tension between Muslims and Hindus. 

Was Ram born in Ayodhya? 

In the Hindu holy book Ramayana, it is said that the birthplace of Rama is situated on the banks of river Saryu in Ayodhya city in Uttar Pradesh. 

 How long did Lord Rama live? 

 Lord Rama ruled for 11,000 years, his father Dasharatha also lived for 60,000 years. 

 Is Ramayana a true story? 

Along with the rise of such questions, there has also been an increase in research, and the way the evidence of Ramayana is filled from India (one of them Ram Setu) to Sri Lanka, it proves that Ramayana is a true event. . Vadlamudi Raghavendra Rao, Professor of Anthropology, University of Delhi, and one of the authors of the study, said, “Surely, the events described in the Ramayana happened in real life. 

Is Ram the God of Hindus? 

Rama Raksha is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Vishnu is one of the trinity of Hindu deities - Brahma the creator, Vishnu the protector, and Shiva the destroyer. There have been nine incarnations on earth in different forms of Vishnu. One of these is Ram. 

Why was Ram's skin blue? 

Blue-hued skin results from methemoglobinemia – in which hemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells that delivers oxygen to the body and body tissues, is unable to effectively release oxygen because the blood is no longer oxygenated. Therefore it makes the skin blue, lips purple, and blood chocolate-c. makes. Which language did Ravana speak? King Ravana, who ruled Sri Lanka, spoke Tamil and had good knowledge of Vedic Sanskrit. He wrote many Sanskrit hymns, one of the most famous being Tandava Stotra. 

 Where was Ram really born? 

 Ram was born in Ayodhya, Kosal (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)

 

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