Saketa

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Saketa is the ancient name of the historic Indian city now known as Ayodhya, a major cultural and religious center in Hindu tradition.

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Label Occurrences
Saketa canonical 3

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
historical place
settlement
associatedWithDeity Rama
associatedWithDynasty Ikshvaku dynasty
surface form: Ikshvaku dynasty (through Ayodhya)
associatedWithEpic Ramayana
associatedWithTradition Vaishnavism
describedAs ancient name of Ayodhya
etymologyRoot Sanskrit word "saket"
hasAlternativeTransliteration Saketa self-link
hasCulturalRole major cultural center (as Ayodhya)
hasCulturalSignificanceIn Hindu tradition
hasModernName Ayodhya
hasReligiousRole major pilgrimage center (as Ayodhya)
hasReligiousSignificanceIn Hinduism
hasType cultural center
religious center
historicalRegion ancient India
surface form: Ancient India
knownAs Saketa
languageOfName Sanskrit
linkedTo Ayodhya dispute (through modern Ayodhya)
locatedIn Ayodhya
India
Uttar Pradesh
mentionedIn Buddhist texts
Hindu scriptures
Jain texts
partOf Kosala
timePeriod ancient period
wasCapitalOf Kosala kingdom
surface form: Kosala (in some traditions)

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ayodhya ancientName Saketa
Saketa knownAs Saketa
Saketa hasAlternativeTransliteration Saketa self-link