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Ayodhya
Ayodhya () is a city situated on the banks of the Sarayu river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ayodhya district as well as the Ayodhya division of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ayodhya became the top tourist destination of Uttar Pradesh with 110 million visitors in the first half of 2024, surpassing Varanasi.
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Ayodhya is a city in northern India (in Uttar Pradesh state) located on the Sarayu river, serving as the administrative center for its district and division. It has become India's top tourist destination, attracting 110 million visitors in the first half of 2024 and surpassing the previously popular city of Varanasi.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ayodhya
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 53,293
- Timezone
Travel guide
Buy
You can buy Ramnama towel, chundri, kurta and handicraft bags, tulsi mala, ramdana, Ramayana, books, sweet ball (laddoo).
Eat
Meat sales are banned within the of Ram Mandir since February 2026, making Ayodhya one of the few Indian cities to effectively ban selling meat. So, eating options are limited to local vegetarian shops and restaurants.
Drink
You can get water, fruit juice, cold drinks, etc.
Sleep
Various Vaishnava Mutts maintain community halls near the temple area. Devotees can stay for free or for a lower cost.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
30 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- As Saketa
- Gupta period
- Decline as a political centre
- Early medieval period
- Mughal period
- British period
- Independent India
- Ram temple
- Demographics
- Geography and climate
- Places of interest
- Ram Mandir
- Hanuman Garhi Fort
- Ramkot
- Nageshwarnath Temple
- Shri Valmiki Ramayana Bhawan
- Other places of interest
- Memorial of Heo Hwang-ok
- Sister cities
- Transportation
- Road
- Rail
- Flight
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Ayodhya () is a city situated on the banks of the Sarayu river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ayodhya district as well as the Ayodhya division of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ayodhya became the top tourist destination of Uttar Pradesh with 110 million visitors in the first half of 2024, surpassing Varanasi.
The settlement was historically known as Sāketa until it was renamed to Ayodhya during the Gupta period. The early Buddhist and Jain canonical texts mention that the religious leaders Gautama Buddha and Mahavira visited and lived in the city. The Jain texts also describe it as the birthplace of five tirthankaras namely, Rishabhanatha, Ajitanatha, Abhinandananatha, Sumatinatha and Anantanatha, and associate it with the legendary Bharata Chakravarti. From the Gupta period onwards, several sources mention Ayodhya and Saketa as the name of the same city.
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