Ayodhya

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Ayodhya is an ancient city in India revered in Hinduism as the birthplace of Lord Rama and a major pilgrimage site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
city
pilgrimage site
additionalOfficialLanguage Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
airport Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham
ancientName Saketa
associatedWithDeity Rama
associatedWithEpic Ramayana
commonlySpokenLanguage Awadhi
country India
distanceToLucknow approximately 135 km
district Ayodhya division
surface form: Ayodhya district
economicActivity religious tourism
retail trade
small-scale manufacturing
formerName Faizabad
surface form: Faizabad-Ayodhya (urban agglomeration context)
governingBody Ayodhya Municipal Corporation
hasFestival Diwali
surface form: Diwali (Deepotsav celebrations)

Rama Navami
surface form: Ram Navami

Vijayadashami
hasReligiousSite Guptar Ghat
Mani Parbat
Ram ki Paidi
Mani Parbat
surface form: Sugriv Parbat

Treta ke Thakur
hasTemple Hanuman Garhi
Kanak Bhawan
Nageshwarnath Temple
Ram Mandir
knownAs birthplace of Lord Rama
legislativeConstituency Ayodhya Assembly constituency
locatedIn Uttar Pradesh
locatedOnRiver Sarayu
surface form: Sarayu River
mentionedInText Mahabharata
Puranas
Ramayana
nearestMajorCity Lucknow
officialLanguage Hindi
parliamentaryConstituency Faizabad
surface form: Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency
partOfRegion Oudh
surface form: Awadh
pilgrimageType Hindu pilgrimage site
postalCodeType PIN
railwayStation Ayodhya Cantt
Ayodhya Junction
religiousSignificance one of the seven sacred cities (Sapta Puri) in Hinduism
religiousTraditionLinked Vaishnavism
reveredIn Hinduism
stateCapitalOf Ayodhya division
timeZone Indian Standard Time
utcOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode UP-42

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Rama Navami associatedPlace Ayodhya
Sarayu associatedWith Ayodhya
Sarayu flowsThrough Ayodhya
Uttar Pradesh hasMajorCity Ayodhya
Hinduism hasSacredGeography Ayodhya
Ram Janmabhoomi locatedIn Ayodhya
Gupta Empire majorCity Ayodhya
Oude majorCity Ayodhya
Oudh majorCity Ayodhya
Oudh namedAfter Ayodhya
Faizabad nearCity Ayodhya
Faizabad nearReligiousCity Ayodhya
Ghaghara passesNear Ayodhya
Ramayana setting Ayodhya
Faizabad twinCityWith Ayodhya