Ayodhya - Holy Town of Uttar Pradesh

Ayodhya is the city of Uttar Pradesh always in debate because of Ram Janam Bhumi and the Lord Ram Temple. However, there are many plus points of this place, so we will discuss about the tourism and the wonder hospitality of the city. This ancient city of India is also known as Saket that is the word of Sanskrit. This Indian tourist place is the birth place of Lord Rama, and it is described in an epic Ramayana as well. Faizabad is the closest big city that is also famed for various tombs and monuments. Uttar Pradesh is the rich agricultural state of India, and its cities are famous for the religious values. People of UP are very much cooperative. Their hospitality and local language are famous in whole India. 

​Talking about the Ayodhya city it was the capital of ancient Kosala Empire. The city starts the day with Morning Prayer in temples. The beautiful surrounding sounds give the day a peaceful and calm start. River Sarayu and its flowing water noise are different experience. According to sources, Ayodhya was founded by Manu around 9000 years back. If we go through the list of tourist attraction, there are more than 22 places to visit. However, few of them are most demanding and favorite spots in Ayodhya.





​An attraction in Ayodhya:
Ramkot: Furthermore, known as Ram Janam Bhomi is the initial place to visit in Ayodhya. Here the ancient palace of Lord Rama is available and best reaching a period is from March to April. The most exciting frame of Ayodhya is Rama-Navami festival when people celebrate the birth of Lord Rama.  







The Hanuman Garhi: It is the temple of Sevak Hanuman of Lord Rama constructed in shape of a fort. This fort is located at central part of city. 76 steps into the temple could be little hard for old age people, but the temple is amazingly constructed so everyone should visit this shrine. The interesting feature of this temple is an idol of Anjani Mata (Mother of God Hanuman) and Hanuman inside the temple. 

Kanak Bhawan: A kind of museum where Lord Rama and Goddess Sita paintings are available. The paintings are designed with traditional dress and crown on both Rama and Sita. Kanak Bhawan is the Hindi words that mean “House of Gold." This palace was constructed by Queen Vrishbanu Kuvari of Teekamgarh in 1891. 

​Mani Parbat and Sugriv Parbat: A stupa built at small hill of town is the next place to visit. It is the favorite place for local people as the spot is having religious values. According to epic Ramayana it is the place where some part of Sanjivini herbs mount fall down when Lord Hanuman was taking such mount to Lanka to save Laxmana. 

Nageshwarnath Temple: A shrine of Lord Shiva that was built by Lord Rama’s son Kush is another tourist place of city. As per local views, Kush fell in love with Nag-Kanya, who was the devotee of Lord Shiva. Later, Kush constructed this temple and gifted to Nag-Kanya. It is one of the ancient temples of city still persisting. If you go through other temples, their structures are almost ruined. The temple is having connection with Vikramaditya, who was the big successful ruler of North India.

River Saryu: Take the dip in holy river Saryu and get rid of all your bad past if have any. Local people take the sacred dip at regular intervals. However, this river is proof of existence of Lord Rama in the ancient period. He used to play and take a bath in this river during his childhood. 

Gurudwara: Ayodhya is the holy town and there are some Gurudwaras as well. The big gurudwara located closer to Brahim Kund and Nazarbagh are famous. It is associated to Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Teg Bahadur Ji and Govind Singh Ji. Followers reach the gurudwara frequently in a large amount. 

​Tulsidas Bhawan: Ayodhya is having tourist spot known as Tulsi Smarak Bhawan dedicate to Goswami Tulsidas. He was the Saint, and the big poet that his writes are still educated in many schools in India. Tulsidas ji was famous for his Dohas. It is also Shodh Sansthan of Ayodhya where a large repository of literature is conducted. People perform Ramleela each day in this bhawan from 6 pm to 9 pm.

This Indian tourist place is having many more places to visit, and its surroundings are also best to attain. If you have decided to reach Ayodhya, then don’t miss some other places of interest such as Moti Mahal, Gulab Bari, Sita Ki Rasoi, Faizabad, Ram ki Paidi, Vishnu Temple, Rajghat Udyan, Raja Mandir, Bahu Begum Tomb, Military Temple, Guptar Ghat, Fort Calcutta, Ramkatha Park, Dashrath Bhavan, etc.

 




Reach Ayodhya:
By Air: International Airport at Lucknow is the best air hub to reach Ayodhya. It is Charan Singh Airport located at 134 km distance from the city. However, Bumrauli Airport of Allahabad located at 166 km distance is another air hub to reach Ayodhya.

 
​By Rail: Ayodhya railway station is the classic mode to reach. Trains for Ayodhya are available from Lucknow, Mumbai, Howrah, Dehradun, Sealdah, Jammu Tavi, Delhi, and Varanasi, Danapur, Muzaffarpur, Ahmedabad and many other cities.

 
By Road: State transport of Uttar Pradesh is connecting Ayodhya with many other cities of India. Ayodhya is the major Indian tourist place, and it has religious values as well. Keeping such a thing, UPSTC is having direct buses for Ayodhya from several parts throughout the country. You will get a direct bus for your destination from Lucknow, Jhansi, Gorakhpur, Allahabad and Varanasi, Sravasti, Gonda and many other cities.

Aligarh

Most impressive Indian tourist place Aligarh is our next destination.

It’s a city comes under the region of Uttar Pradesh State. For higher education you can get admission in Aligarh as there are countless educational centers for regular and higher studies. Aligarh University is popular for studies and students from whole world are taking admission in this University. A big fight of Ally Ghur between French and British Army was conducted in Aligarh.

For voyagers Aligarh is good city having countless tourist destinations in and outer area. Mangarhi, Sidarmain, and Gorai are few known villages for traditional spots of India located close to Aligarh.

Key spot to attain in city is Aligarh Fort also known as Dor Fort. However, the fort is slowly getting damaged and local admin is not much cared about this fort. Some major spots of Aligarh are mentioned below that will help you to enjoy the spot properly.

Attraction in Aligarh:

Jama Masjid:this Muslim religious spot is in top list of attraction in Aligarh. This city is majorly populated with Muslim community people but they are too polite to the outsiders. Jama Masjid is the one that is recognized as Sir Syed Masjid too. Its constructed was done by Sabit Khan in 1727. Don’t miss to go Sir Syed Ahmed tomb that is placed inside the Masjid area.

Aligarh Fort:on 2^nd spot Aligarh Fort is placed, which is also recognized as Aligarh Quila. Some people call this fort as Baunasaur Quila and Ramgarh Quila. Construction of this fort was done in 1525 by Muhammad who was the son of Umar the Governor of Aligarh.

Maulana Azad Library: the big library of Aligarh is popular in world. Its is also known as Lytton Library founded by Mr. Lord Lytton. He was the former Viceroy of British Empire in 1875. It’s a 7 flooring building spread in 18,000 sq mts area.

CNGP (Chacha Nehru Gyan Pushp) Museum: a location that attracts visitors in Aligarh is museum known as CNGP (Chacha Nehru Gyan Pushp). It is again an educational museum established in 1982. Earlier it was denoted as art gallery of Aligarh, but now its turned as big museum of the city.

Dor Fortress:a monument known as Dor Fortress is next place to visit in city. This fortress is constructed on the peak of small hill in Upper Kot area. The place is named after King Buddhsen Dor.

BBBD (Baba Barchi Bahadur Dargah): another religious spot such as BBBD (Baba Barchi Bahadur Dargah) is available for you. This communal place is able to attract lots of devotees.

Some more key spots of Aligarh are Nagliya, Hakim Karam Hussain Museum, Khereshwar Temple, Teerthdham Mangalayatan, Sir Syed Academy Museum, and Shekha Lake.

Attaining to Aligarh:

If you are planning to attain the city from Delhi then you have to cover the distance of 141 kms. However, few big cities like Jaipur (293 km), Kanpur (306 km), Lucknow (379 km), and Chandigarh (391 km) are also having link and direct trains for Aligarh.

By Train: Aligarh railway station is properly linked to major cities of India because its having huge educational values for the nation. Direct trains from Delhi, Kolkata, Kanpur, Ambala, Bangalore and many other cities are available for Aligarh.

By Air: Closest big international airport is RGIA (Rajiv Gandhi International Airport) of Delhi. Travelers from around the world can get the flights for Delhi.

By Bus:going through road is also possible as direct state and private buses for Aligarh are available from Delhi, Lucknow, Agra and some more cities.