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The temple was designed as a huge palace. The architecture of this temple resembles the palaces of Rajasthan and Bundelkhand. The history basically goes back to Treta Yuga when it was given by Rama's step-mother Kaikeyi to his wife Sita as a gift over marriage. Over the time, it became dilapidated and was even completely destroyed.
The temple will be 250 feet (76 m) wide, 380 feet (120 m) long and 161 feet (49 m) high. [78] Upon completion, the temple complex became the world's third largest Hindu temple. [76] It is designed in the Māru-Gurjara architecture of Nagara style, a type of Hindu temple architecture found primarily in northern India. [75]
The 1986 Allahabad High Court ordered the opening of the main gate and restored the site in full to the Hindus. Hindu groups later requested modifications to the Babri Mosque, and drew up plans for a new grand Temple with Government permissions; riots between Hindu and Muslim groups took place as a result, and the dispute became sub-judice.
The mosque was located on a hill known as Ramkot ("Rama's fort"). [6] According to Hindu nationalists, Baqi destroyed a pre-existing temple of Rama at the site. The existence of this temple is a matter of controversy. [7] [8] The Archaeological Survey of India conducted an excavation of the disputed site on the orders of the Allahabad High ...
The temple of Nageshwarnath was established by Kush, son of Rama. Legend has it that Kush lost his armlet while bathing in the Sarayu, and it was retrieved by a Nag-Kanya who fell in love with him. As she was a devotee of Shiva, Kush built her this temple. It was the only temple to survive when Ayodhya was abandoned until the time of ...
A Śvetāmbara Jain temple dedicated to Ajitanatha was built in 1881. Based on local folk narratives, Führer wrote that Ayodhya had three Hindu temples at the time of Muslim conquest: Janmasthanam (where Rama was born), Svargadvaram (where Rama was cremated) and Treta-ke-Thakur (where Rama performed a sacrifice).
Ayodhya disputed site map. The Ramayana, a Hindu epic whose earliest portions date back to 1st millennium BCE, states that the capital of Rama was "Ayodhya", which may not be the same as modern Ayodhya [12] [13] According to the local Hindu belief, the site of the now-demolished Babri Mosque in Ayodhya is the exact birthplace of Rama.
Ramkot Fort (Urdu: قلعہ رام کوٹ, romanized: Qila Ram Kot) is a medieval fort in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The fort is accessible via three routes from Dina, Dadayal, and Mirpur, with 440 stairs leading to the main gate, which is built on a sloped rock for defensive purposes.