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Ayodhya Travel Guide
On
the right bank of the river Ghaghra or Saryu, as it is called within
sacred precincts, stands the holy city of Ayodhya, believed to be the
birth place of Lord Rama, the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
The
ancient city of Ayodhya, according to the Ramayana, was founded by Manu,
the law-giver of the Hindus. For centuries it was the capital of the
decendants of the Surya Vansh of which Lord Rama was the most celebrated
king. Ayodhya during ancient times was known as Kosaldesha. The
Atharvaveda describes it as "a city built by gods and being as
prosperous as paradise itself". The illustrious ruling dynasty of
this region were the lkshvakus of the Surya Vash. Accoridng to tradition
lkshvaku was the eldest son of Vaivasvata Manu, who established himself at
Ayodhya.
The earth is said to have derived its name 'Prithvi'
from Prithu, the 6th king of the line. A few generations later came
Masndhatri, in whose line the 31st king was Harishchandra, known idely for
him live for truith. Raja Sagar of the same clan performed the ashvamedha
yajna and his great grandson bhagirath is reputed to have brought ganga on
earth by virtue of his penances. later in the time came the great raghu
after whome the family came to be called as raghu vansh . His grandson was
Raja Dasharatha the illustrious father of lord rama with whome the glory
of the dynasty reached its zenith.
According to pauranic belief
in the 93rd generation from Ikshvaku the 30th from lord rama was
vrihadbala the last famous king of the ikshvaku dynasty of ayodhya who was
killed during the Mahabharata war. The kingdom of kosala again rose to
prominence in the time of the Buddha, i.e. 6th century B.C.
Ayodhya
is pri-eminently a city of temples. At Ayodhya several religions have
grown and prospered simultaneously and also at different periods of time
in the past. Remnants of Hinduism, Budhism , Jainism, Sikhism can still be
found in Ayodhya.
According to Jain tradition, Ayodhya was the
seat of five Tirthankaras, including the first Tirthankar Adinath
(Rishabhadeva).
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