State : uttar pradesh . Important Temples : hanuman garhi , dashrath bhavan , kanak bhavan , ramjanmabhoomi , nageshwarnath mandir . Location: On the banks of the saryu river in the indo gangetic plain .Distances : 134 km east of lucknow , 209 km north west of varanasi , 166 km north of allahabad , 9 km east of faizabad . Route From Lucknow : NH28 to ayodhya via bara banki , ramsanehighat , rauzagaon , ronahi , and faizabad . Revered as the birthplace of lord ram the ramayana the brahmanda purana considers ayodhya one of hinduism’s six holiest cities . According to ramayana ayodhya was founded by manu who received it as a gift from vishnu . For centuries it was the capital of raghuvanshis believed to be descendants of the sun god . Lord ram was the dynasty’s most celebrated king . The buddha is said to have spent many summers here . Ayutthaya the ancient capital of siam ( thailand ) gets its name from ayodhya. The five jain thirthankaras were born here . Once the capital of the kingdom of koshala ayodhya glory had waned by 5th century ce . The temple to nageshwarnath the only one to shiva in ram’s city alone survived till the time of chandragupta vikramaditya ( 376 – 415 ce ) and helped him locate ayodhya .With the advent of mughal rule in india . Ayodhya retreated into anonymity. Many believe that when babar conquered north india in 1528 he issued firman ( order ) for construction of mosque here . In the 18th century the nawabs of awadh created a kingdom here and the founder of the dynasty sadat khan burhan – ul – mulk made ayodhya his capital. Later the nawabs shifted their capital to lucknow and ayodhya fell into neglect and ruin .Post independence politics brought ayodhya into limelight again . Sites of pilgrim interest are spread out all over ayodhya. Most places of interest can be covered on foot . To get to some of the ghats which are further off an auto is best but they usually run on fixed routes . You could also hire a cycle rickshaw or a car . 

Hanuman Garhi Temple : The most popular temple in ayodhya has an impressive exterior . The entrance is through an ornate gateway which is accessed by a gentle flight of 76 steps . The main temple contains the statue of anjani devi with bal hanuman seated on her lap . It is believed that all wishes if uttered before the shrine are fulfilled. 

Dashrath Bhavan : Located 100 m up the road west of hanuman garhi . This is a small peaceful temple to ram sita and lakshman. Next to the main shrine an enclosure houses a supine idol of hanuman . It is considered disrespectful to leave the temple without sitting down in front of the shrine for a few minutes .

Kanak Bhavan : Located 70 m north west of dashrath bhavan . An impressive palace temple dating back to 1891 this white ornate building is part of a huge complex which has shops an office a park and a dharmashala . Inside there are three pairs of idols of varying heights of ram and sita . People bring newly purchased goods for blessings here . During the shravan jhula festival ( mid june to mid july ) the deities are taken to the top of maniparvat serenaded in jhulas ( swings ) and later brought back to the temple .

Nageshwarnath Mandir : A small temple this is the only shrine in ayodhya dedicated to lord shiva . The story goes that kush lost his armlet while bathing in the saryu. It was retrieved by a nag kanya who fell in love with him . As she was a shiva devotee kush erected temple for her .

Ram Ka Paidi : Ayodhya’s magnificent ghats he ram ka paidi are its most impressive vista’s. The well laid out gardens on the embankments and the shimmering waters of saryu allow us a glimpse of how ayodhya must have been once . The clean waters beckon one to take a dip in them .Ram is said to have entered the river on his final journey to heaven at guptar ghat . His last rites are believed to have been performed at the swargadwar ghat . Boating in the river and strolling along the promenade are recommended. 

Annapurna devi mandir also known as annapurna mata mandir , is one of the most famous hindu temples (Mandir) in the holy city of varanasi. This temple has great religious importance in hinduism and is dedicated to the goddess Aanapurna. Annapurna is the hindu goddess for nourishment and is a form of the goddess parvati. Goddess Annapurna is the better half of lord vishwanath of benares .

1. The temple is located to the southwest of the main temple a very positive  feature .

2. It has a lane in it northern side .

3. The compound wall has an entry point in north .

4 . The main entrance of the sanctum sanctorum faces west . It has two entry points in north and south thereby taking the total number of entrances to three.

5. The threshold or doorsill under the northern entrance is comparatively high

6. The temple has one more entrance in northwest. In case of entrance too the threshold or doorsill is higher than those of other ones.

7. In compound interior there is upstair in all sides , upstair in the west is high .

The cordinates of ram temple at ayodhya is 26.7956 North , 82.1943 East. Total area Built-up area 2.7 acres 57,400 sq. ft. Floors 3 Height of each floor 20 feet Length 360 feet Pavilions 5 Idol of Ram Lalla (childhood form of Lord Ram) placed in the main sanctum sanctorum Statues of deities, gods and goddesses adorn the pillars and walls Traditional Indian Nagara style architecture Gates 12 Width 235 feet Total height (including peak) 161 feet No iron used in the construction of temple Entry from the east, ascending 32 stairs . Provision of ramps & lifts for differently-abled and elderly arrest. Things reached a climax in 1992 when a mob of Hindu activists outrageously demolished the Babri Masjid, marking the most turbulent times in the Ramjanmabhoomi
movement. In 2002, the Allahabad High Court began hearing the title case, and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) conducted excavations, claiming evidence of a Hindu temple beneath the mosque. The legal battle continued. The verdict of the Allahabad High Court in 2010 attempted to settle the dispute by dividing the land into three parts, each to be handed over to Hindus, Muslims, and the Nirmohi Akhara. However, the decision faced appeals and further legal challenges. Ultimately, the Supreme Court, in its historic judgement on November 9, 2019, concluded that the Babri Masjid was built on a “non-Islamic structure” and awarded the entire disputed land to Hindus for the construction of the Ram Mandir, through a government-constituted trust while allocating an alternate five-acre site for the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya. Subsequently, Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Teerth Kshetra (SRJBTK) Trust paved the way for the construction of the Ram Mandir, bringing a semblance of closure to a protracted legal saga. Prime Minister Mr. Modi laid the foundation stone for a grand Ram Mandir on the birthplace of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on August 5, 2020. It took more than three years to complete the construction of the substantive part of the grand Ram Mandir to facilitate the Pran Pratishtha .The grand dimensions and intricate details of the Ram Mandir design can be summed up as a blend of artistic vision and traditional architectural prowess. Around 550 temples across India were studied to find the best possible architectural design for the Ram Mandir. Spread over 2.7 acres of land, the temple is built in the Nagara architectural style, which was historically developed to build Hindu temples in northern India. The entire temple has been built using traditional construction materials such as stones, granite, teakwood and special bricks, altogether avoiding the use of steel or iron. A 14-metre thick layer of roller-compacted concrete, looking like an artificial rock, has been used to construct the temple’s foundation. A 21-foot-high plinth of granite has been built for protection against ground moisture. The 360-foot long, 235-foot wide and 161-feet high main temple is a three-story structure, with each story designed to give the devotees an experience of the various stages of Lord Ram’s divine journey. The ground floor depicts the story of the birth and childhood of Lord Ram, while the first floor is like Lord Ram’s Darbaar. The temple consists of five mandaps or halls: Nritya Mandap, Rang Mandap, Sabha Mandap, Prarthna and Kirtan Mandaps. The temple has 392 pillars and 44 doors, some of which will be coated with gold. The main entrance is called the Singh Dwar, which features a series of statues and busts of prominent characters from Ramayan. The pillars and walls are adorned with statues of deities and intricate carvings depicting India’s century- old history. All along the parikrama path, 100 events from Valmiki’s Ramayan have been engraved on the walkways and columns. The idea is to present Ram Katha Darshan. The new idol, installed in the Garbh Griha or sanctum sanctorum of the temple, depicts the deity as a five-year-old Ram Lalla in a standing posture. The 51-inch idol, sculpted by Mysuru-based fifth-generation sculptor Mr. Arun Yogiraj, is made of black stone. All the idols, including this one, have been carved out of 60-million-year-old Shaligram Rocks from the 4 taki River in Nepal. The bell weighing 2,100 kg is men abradhatu (Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Tin, den percusy). The sound of the bell can be heard up to a urtice of 15 km. The Ram Mandir is surrounded by a 732-metre long and 14-feet wide rectangular compound wall called Parkota. The temple complex consists of several other religious structures. One temple has been built at each of the four corners of the compound, dedicated to Surya Dev, Devi Bhagwati, Ganesh Bhagwan and Lord Shiva. Maa Annapurna’s temple is on the northern arm, while the southern arm is adorned with a Lord Hanuman temple. Temple dedicated to Maharishi Vashishtha, Maharishi Valmiki, Maharishi Vishwamitra, Maharishi Agastya, Nishad Raj, Devi Ahilya and Mata Shabri are also proposed to be built within the temple complex. Kuber Tila is located in the southwestern part of the complex. The ancient temple of Lord Shiva, located in this part, has been restored. Also, a bronze idol of the Ramayan character ‘Jatayu’ has been installed here. A time capsule has been placed approximately 2,000 feet below the ground, right underneath the temple, containing a copper plate inscribed with relevant information regarding the Ram Mandir, Lord Ram and Ayodhya. The temple is an earthquake-resistant structure with an estimated age of 2,500 years. The temple has been constructed entirely using India’s traditional and indigenous technology. Advanced digital documentation techniques, including 3D mapping and virtual reality, have been employed to preserve the construction process and details. Special emphasis has been put on eco-friendly practices in the temple. Almost 70% of the temple complex area has been left green. The use of locally-sourced materials and energy-efficient design elements aims at ensuring sustainability and minimising environmental impact.What is the Nagara style of architecture which behoves the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya? Originating from the Hindi word ‘Nagar’, meaning Town or city, the Nagara architectural style is the central Hindu temple architecture in North India or the region between the Vindhyas and the Himalayas. From the prototypes that existed in the 6th century, the North Indian temple architecture fully evolved and emerged in the 8th century with distinct variations in Odisha, Central India, Rajasthan and Gujarat. The historic Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, which was inaugurated through the consecration ceremony on January 22, 2024, has also been designed and built in the Nagara style, keeping all specifications of the Shilpa Shastra-a sacred text encompassing a wide range of subjects such as architecture, sculpture, iconography, and temple designing and construction-in mind. The Nagara-style Hindu temples are characterised by their distinctive Shikhar, a superstructure, tower, or spire above the garbhagriha (“womb-room”), a small sanctuary housing the main idol or emblem of the temple deity. On plan, they consist of a square garbhagriha preceded by one or more adjoining pillared mandapas (porches or halls) connected to the sanctum sanctorum by an open or closed vestibule (antarala). The entrance doorway of the sanctum sanctorum is usually richly decorated with figures of river goddesses and bands of floral, figural and geometric ornamentation. An ambulatory is sometimes provided around the sanctum sanctorum. The shikhara is usually curvilinear in outline, and smaller rectilinear shikharas also frequently top the mandapas. The whole set-up may be raised on a terrace (jagati) with attendant shrines at the corners. The centre of each side of the square sanctum sanctorum is subjected to a graduated series of projections, creating a characteristic cruciform plan. The exterior walls are usually decorated with sculptures of mythological and semi-divine figures, with the main images of the deities placed in niches carved on the main projections. The interior is also frequently richly carved, particularly the coffered ceilings, which are supported by pillars of varying design. One typical form of the Nagara style is seen in the early temples in Odisha, such as the graceful 8th-century Parashurameshvara Temple and 11th-century Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar. In its most developed form, the Nagara style appears in Khajuraho, as seen in the Kandarya Mahadeva Temple in Madhya Pradesh.

Varanasi is situated on the bank of the river ganga . Ganga rivers is the life line of varanasi . Ganga is most scared and largest rivers in india . Ganga covers approx 2525 km long distance from gomukh to ganagasagar it starts from gomukh and finally meets in gangasagar throughout its way ganga flows from north to south but it flows from south to north in varanasi  . 

1 ) River ganga flows from south to north in the eastern side of city which means entire city is situated on west side of river .

2 ) In the north side of city the river varuna is flowing from west to east which unites in ganga towards north east .

3 ) The city has a slope to its north east which is widespread and extended

4 ) Ganga flows in the east .

5 ) All the 84 ghats which start from its north side like rajghat and ends in assighat in its south are east facing .

6 ) Confluence of varuna and ganga river in north east of kashi .

7 ) Expansion of north east side makes the natives sweet tongued , pay respect to elders

8 ) The north side of the city is elevated according to vastu hence natives of this city are kind hearted and are blessed with good mentality . They are endowed with high intelligence as well . Because if the expansion in north west they are hospitable.

9 )  Banaras vishva vidhyalaya is situated in north west directions of varanasi city it is found that it is expanded and elevated towards north east because of this reason the intellectual level of the students who study here is very high .

1 ) The flow of ganges at benares is such that it flows from south to north upto a certain point is called northward stream of uttara vahini and there after flows towards northeast .

2 ) Holy river ganges is located to the east of benaras and is flowing in such a way that the eastern northeast is extended by leaps and bounds .

3 ) Inside the temple complex high structures are there in south and north .

4 ) The temple has an entrance in south and there is a lane in south .

5 ) A function podium is located to the west of the temple .

6 ) The compound has entry points in the north and west .

7 ) The main deity is installed in the north eastern and less elevated part of the sanctrum sanctorum

8 ) The sanctum sanctorum has doorways on all the four sides .

9 ) The exit gate is in northeast .

10 ) The sacred water called abhisheka jala flows out of the temple through the northeastern portion into a pit There is a lane in the east .

11 )South west is higher .

12 ) The temple of goddess Annapurna is located to the southwest of the main temple .

Mainly taj mahal is a square figure . Taj mahal has four doors in the east the west , the north and the south . Out of these the doors in the east and the west are of the same height meaning a the same level from the ground . The south gate is at a higher level than the north gate . The north ans the south direction pass from the exact centre of taj mahal . It means magnetic field passes through the centre . The most important thing is that the river yamuna flows on the north side of the taj mahal . The whole building is made of particular type of marble . The eight the dome etc are contructed with due regards to vastu & fengshui . Due to this magnetic force a unique area is created in and around the taj mahal best owing the building a power to attract the spectators from all over the world .