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Ram ki Paidi, as seen at night during Diwali celebrations in Ayodhya people can be seen lighting diyas on the ghat. Sarayu ghat during day time. Ram ki Paidi (Hindi: राम की पैड़ी) is a series of ghats on the bank of the Saryu river in Ayodhya, India. A large number of pilgrims visit daily to take a bath in the holy waters. [1]
Panoramic view of Ram ki Paidi ghat. Ayodhya is an important place of pilgrimage for the Hindus. A verse in the Brahmanda Purana names Ayodhya among "the most sacred and foremost cities", the others being Mathura, Haridvara, Kashi, Kanchi and Avantika. This verse is also found in the other Puranas with slight variations. [23]
The most venerated and frequented ghats for devotional worship by the pilgrims are the Manikarnika Ghat, Harishchandra Ghat, Dashashwamedh Ghat (pictured), Assi Ghat and Panchganga Ghat. At two of the ghats (Manikarnika and Harishchandra Ghats), Hindus cremate their dead. The rivers 'Varuna' and 'Asi' combined form the name of the city "Varanasi".
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Picture of author, Tulsidas published in the Ramcharitmanas, 1949.. Tulsidas began writing the Ramcharitmanas in Ayodhya in Vikram Samvat 1631 (1574 CE). [n 2] [15] The exact date is stated within the poem as being the ninth day of the month of Chaitra, which is the birthday of Rama or Rama Navami. [15]
Har Ki Pauri, meaning the feet of Lord Vishnu (Hari), [1] is a ghat on the banks of the river Ganga and landmark of the Hindu holy city of Haridwar in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. [ 2 ] It is believed that it is the precise spot where the Ganga leaves the mountains and enters the plains.
Guha (Sanskrit: गुह, romanized: Guha) was the king of Śṛṅgiverapura, the nation of the Nishadas, [1] in the Hindu epic Ramayana.Guha was Rama's first ally in latter's exile.
Historians had questioned and asked for evidence to prove the existence of "Lord Ram". A professor of Allahabad University, R. P. Tripathi, said historical characters need solid evidence to justify the myths, and the former chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research, S Setter, said that there is no such evidence that can prove the existence of Rama, asserting that "Lord Ram is myth".