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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 Ram Mandir (ISO: Rāma Maṁdira, lit. ' Rama Temple ') is a partially constructed Hindu temple complex in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. [6] [7] Many Hindus believe that it is located at the site of Ram Janmabhoomi, the mythical birthplace of Rama, [c] a principal deity of Hinduism.
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.
Why India's new Ram temple matters, and the dispute behind it. Krishn Kaushik. January 22, 2024 at 5:12 AM. ... The BJP campaign climaxed in a rally in Ayodhya on Dec. 6, 1992, when a mob climbed ...
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 ...
O n Jan. 22, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a three-story monument made of marble, sandstone, and teak that features 44 gates and 392 intricately-carved pillars. But the ...
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.
The Ayodhya dispute and the riots following the demolition form part of the backdrop to Antara Ganguly's 2016 novel, Tanya Tania. [56] Lajja (Shame), a 1993 novel by Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin , was partially inspired by the persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh that intensified after the demolition of the Babri Masjid.