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The mayors of Ayodhya and Gimhae signed a sister city bond in March 2001, based on Ayodhya's identification as the birthplace of the legendary queen Heo Hwang-ok. [113] Janakpur, Nepal. [114] Ayodhya and Janakpur became sister cities in November 2014. [115] Ayodhya is the birthplace of Rama and Janakpur is the birthplace of his consort, Sita.
The Muhammad bin Abdullah Masjid or Ayodhya Mosque is a mosque being constructed in Dhannipur, Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, at a site designated by the Supreme Court of India following its verdict on the Ayodhya dispute case. [2] [3] The construction of the Mosque and associated complex is managed by the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation ...
The Baburnama, Babur's diary in which he meticulously documented his life, bears no mention of either the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya or the destruction of a temple for it (there is a known lacuna in his diary between 3 April and 17 September 1528, which period covers Babur's visit to Ayodhya [48]); neither do his grandson Akbar's court ...
In the judgment, the three judges of the Allahabad High Court ruled that the 2.77 acres (1.12 ha) of Ayodhya land be divided into three parts, with 1 ⁄ 3 going to the Ram Lalla or Infant Rama represented by the Hindu Mahasabha, 1 ⁄ 3 going to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board, and the remaining 1 ⁄ 3 going to Nirmohi Akhara.
Gold carving depiction of the legendary Ayodhya at the Ajmer Jain temple. Ayodhya is a city mentioned in the ancient Sanskrit-language texts, including the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. These texts describe it as the capital of the Ikshvaku kings, including Rama. [1] The historicity of this legendary city is of concern to the Ayodhya dispute.
Terracotta figure of Jain ascetic found in B. B. Lal's excavation. Awadh Kishore Narain of Banaras Hindu University led an excavation in Ayodhya during 1969–70. He dated establishment of Ayodhya to early 17th century BCE, and also observed that there was evidence of strong Jain presence in the area.
Most kar sevaks reached Ayodhya by foot; some swam across the Sarayu river. The police also barricaded the 1.5 km-long climb to the disputed structure and imposed a curfew. According to the investigatory Liberhan Commission report, issued after the event: 28,000 Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary personnel were deployed in Ayodhya
The city of Ayodhya, in particular, is a place of pilgrimage in the Hindu tradition, because it is seen as a site where a devotee may obtain eternal salvation, a belief used to inspire support for the Ram Rath Yatra. Hindu pilgrimages have traditionally been spaces where caste and gender barriers have been broken to a limited extent.