Shree Ram Mandir Ayodhya 2024

SHREE RAM MANDIR AYODHYA 2024

• Affiliation : Hinduism  
• Deity : Ram Lalla (child form of Shri Ram)
• Festivals : Ram Navami, Diwali, Dussehra
• Location : Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
• Architect : Sompura Family (Chandrakant Sompura, Nikhil Sompura and Ashish Sompura)
• Construction : Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, constructed by Larsen & Toubro (assisted by CBRI, National Geophysical Research Institute and IIT)
• Inaguration : Expected 22nd January 2024
• Ayodhya :
• It is also called Saket and Ram Nagari.
• It is situated on the banks of the sacred Saryu river and is the headquarters of Ayodhya district.
• In history it was also called 'Koshal district'.

HISTORY OF AYODHYA RAM MANDIR

• 2078 years ago, Maharaja Vikramaditya discovered the extinct Ayodhya along with the Baba Mahakal Temple and rebuilt the Shri Ram Janam Mandir.
• These pillars were of black Kasauti stone and had figures of Hindu gods and goddesses carved on them.
• According to Dowson, the credit for the construction of 240 new temples and 60 ancient temples in Ayodhya also goes to Maharaja Vikramaditya.

This is also mentioned in detail in the book ‘Ayodhya Darshan’ published by Geeta Press, Gorakhpur

According to Ayodhya Darshan (Geeta Press, Gorakhpur, page 98-99), the ancient temples built by Maharaja Vikramaditya are -

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple:

• Maharaja Vikramaditya built a temple with 84 pillars of Kasauti stone and seven urns at the birthplace of Shri Ram.
• Which was demolished by Mughal Emperor Babar's commander Mir Banki in 1528 AD.
• In the excavation conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India, statues, symbols and pillars of Hindu gods and goddesses have been found there, on the basis of which there was a grand temple.   

Kanak Bhavan:

• Mother Kaikeyi had given this golden palace to Sitaji.
• This is the picnic spot of Shri Ram-Janaki.
• Maharaja Vikramaditya in 57 BC. Kanak Bhavan was rebuilt in
• It was destroyed by the Yavanas around the 11th century AD.
• The present Kanak Bhawan was constructed by Maharani Vrishabhanu Kunwari, the wife of Orchha King Sawai Mahendra Shri Pratap Singh, in 1891 AD.

Ratna Singhasan Temple:

• The Ratna Mandap near the birthplace is the Ratna Singhasan temple.
• The coronation of Lord Shri Ram took place here.
• It is in the south near Kanak Bhavan.
• There are three statues of Vikramaditya period here.

Lakshman Temple Sahastradhara Tirtha:

• Sahastradhara Tirtha (at Lakshman Ghat) is the temple at the place where Lakshmanji left his body.
• Here, from Ramangya, Shri Lakshmanji left his body and reached the supreme abode.
• Here in the temple there is a 5 feet high four-armed statue of Sheshavatar Lakshman ji.
• This idol was found in the pond in front.
• This temple is situated near Lakshman Fort at Lakshman Ghat.
• There is a special crowd here during Nag Panchami and the entire Vaishakh month.

Badi Devkali(at Sheetaladevi Durgakund):

• She is called the family deity of Lord Shri Ramchandraji.
• A temple was established here by Suryavanshi Maharaj Sudarshan in the Dwapar era.
• Later, Maharaja Vikramaditya established the Trinity of Shalagram Shilamaya.
• Here Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati are inscribed along with Shaktiyantra on a single stone.
• There is also a pond full of water here.
• The temple and the lake were renovated in 2002 AD.
• It is situated in the southeast (southeast) angle from Faizabad Chowk.

Chhoti Devkali Girija/Ishaan Devi Temple:

• This idol was established by Shri Sita ji in Tretayuga, which she had brought with herself from Janakpur.
• This place is in Ayodhya near Saptsagar near Matt Gajendra intersection. (Page-98-99)

German scholar Max Muller has also written while expressing his views towards Shri Nageshwarnath Temple that

• When Maharaj Vikramaditya re-discovered Ayodhya, this place was discovered first.
• According to folklore, the great poet Kalidas was cursed to be born in a 'woman's womb' from here.

Dr. Shri Ram Avtaar writes in "Shri Ram Janmabhoomi: History of Ayodhya" that

• Ayodhya, the first city among the seven salvation - giving cities, was established by Maharaj Manu in the Satyayuga.
• Situated on the banks of river Saryu, this city was 12 yojanas (144 kilometers) long and 3 yojanas (36 kilometers) wide.
• Chakravarti emperor Dashrathji had specially settled it.
• It had markets of all kinds, and was protected by ditches, gates, and palisades.
• This was the capital of emperors like Maharaj Ikshvaku, Anaranya, Mandhata, Prasenjit, Bharat, Sagar, Anshuman, Dilip, Bhagiratha, Kakuthya, Raghu, Ambarish.
• By the order of Shri Ramji, its main deity is Hanumanji.
• This city had become void of people when Shri Ram reached his supreme abode.
• Then Maharaj Kush reestablished it.
• When this holy city again disappeared, about 2500 years ago, Emperor Vikramaditya of Ujjaini discovered it and re-established it.

Babar :

• In 1525 AD, Babar's Mir Banki had demolished the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple here.

Humayun :

• During Humayun's reign, Jaikumari, the queen of the late King Ranvijay Singh of Haswar, regained control of the temple along with thirty thousand women soldiers.
• His guru Swami Rameshwarananda created Hindu awakening.
• But on the third day Humayun's army arrived and the Muslims were again captured.

Akbar :

• During the time of Akbar, Hindus attacked twenty times but failed nineteen times.
• For the 20th time the queen and her guru were sacrificed.
• But Hindus captured the platform and built Ram temple.

Jahangir and Shahjahan :

• There was peace during the times of Jahangir and Shahjahan.

Aurangzeb :

• Aurangzeb sent an army under the leadership of a brave man, but ten thousand tong-wielding sadhus of Swami Vaishnavdas had camped near Sohawal railway station.
• Third major attack – This temple was attacked by Aurangzeb. He demolished the temple of Shri Tretanath located at Ahilyabai Ghat near Nageshwar Temple and built a huge mosque at that place, which is still standing in a dilapidated condition.   

Khilji :

• Due to Khilji's attack, the outer part of the temple was destroyed but when he attacked the main part, it fought bravely against the invaders under the leadership of Thakur Parshuram Singh and Shri Ganraj Singh.
• In the end the Atataites had to lose badly here.

It is written in Hamilton's book 'Walking of the World'

• During the Muslim rule, the famous Nageshwarnath temple of Ayodhya was attacked twice with the idea of demolishing it and building a mosque there, but they failed.

Important Point Date Wise :

• 1528 - A mosque was built on the birthplace of Ram by "Mir Baki" minister of Babar.
• In 1853, for the first time there was a dispute regarding this land between Hindus and Muslims.
• In 1859, keeping the dispute in mind, the British asked Muslims to use the inner part and Hindus to use the outer part for worship and namaz.
• 1949 - The idol of Lord Rama was placed inside. Seeing the increasing tension, the government locked its gate.
• 1986 - In 1986, the District Judge ordered to open the disputed site for worship of Hindus. The Muslim community formed the Babri Masjid Action Committee to protest against this.
• 1989 - Vishwa Hindu Parishad started the campaign for Ram temple on the land adjacent to the disputed site.
• 6 December 1992 - Babri Masjid was demolished in Ayodhya. As a result, nearly two thousand people lost their lives in nationwide riots. At that time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh was "Kalyan Singh" , Prime Minister of India was  "PV Narshimha Rao" and President of India was "Shankar Dayal Sharma"
• 16 December 1992 - Liberhan Commission was constituted. Retired Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court Manmohan Singh Liberhan was made the chairman of the commission. There is an inquiry commission constituted by the Government of India to investigate the demolition of the disputed structure Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992, whose tenure is about 17 years long. The report was to be submitted within three months, but its tenure was extended forty-eight times.

• 1993 - This acquisition of the Center was challenged in the Supreme Court. The person making the challenge was Mohammad Ismail Farooqui.  
• 1996 - Ram Janmabhoomi Trust asked for this land from the Central Government The Trust approached the High Court, which was also rejected by the Court in 1997.
• 2002 - When some activities took place on non-disputed land, Aslam Bhure petitioned the Supreme Court.
• June 30, 2009 - Liberhan Commission submitted its 700-page report in four parts to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P. Chidambaram.
• 2010 - Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court gave the decision in which the disputed land was declared as Ramjanmabhoomi. Sita Rasoi and Ram Chabutra were given to Nirmahi Akhara and one third of the disputed land was given to Muslim groups.
• 30 September 2010 - The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court gave the verdict. In the judgment, three judges of the Allahabad High Court ruled that the 2.77-acre (1.12 ha) land of Ayodhya would be divided into three parts, with 1⁄3 to be represented by Ram Lalla or the Hindu Mahasabha, 1⁄3 to the Sunni Waqf. Board and the remaining 1⁄3 was to be given to Nirmohi Akhara.
• After 7 years, the Supreme Court decided that from August 11, 2017, a bench of three judges will hear this dispute daily.
• Just before the hearing, the Shia Waqf Board filed a petition in the court, claiming to be a party to the dispute and challenging the trial court's decision of 30 March 1946, 70 years later, in which the mosque had been declared the property of the Sunni Waqf Board.

On 9 November, 2019 :

• 40 Days regular case held
• Total Judge - 5 (Chief justice Ranjan Gagoi with D.Y Chandrachud, Sarad Arvind Babde, Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Najir)
• Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi vacated the previous judgment and said the land belonged to the government as per tax records.
• The Supreme Court ordered the land to be handed over to a trust for the construction of a Hindu temple.
• Ayodhya dispute on "2.77 acre" land given to Ram Mandir Trust.
• The Supreme Court also ordered the government to give alternative "5 acres" of land to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque.
• The PM also announced that "67 acres" of land acquired by the government will also be given to the Trust.
• On 5 August 2020, the Bhoomi Pujan ritual was performed by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi and the construction of the temple started.
• Jalabhishek - Water brought from 155 rivers from seven continents around the world was offered in the Ram temple of Ayodhya through Jalabhishek.

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)

• International Vice President Champat Rai is the General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.
• President – Mahant Nritya Gopal Das.
• The Trust will have 15 members, of which 9 will be permanent and 6 nominated members, each member must be a Hindu.

Rambhadracharya

• Rambhadracharya testified for Ram temple in the Supreme Court.
• He is one of the present four Jagadguru Ramanandacharyas of the Ramananda sect.

Some Other Point related to Shree Ram (Sourse Ramayana)

• Dynasty : Raghuvamsha-Suryavamsha
• Affiliation : Seventh avatar of Vishnu Brahman (Vaishnavism, especially Ramanandi Sampradaya)
• Hindu god Vishnu (centre) surrounded by his ten major avatars, namely : Matsya; Kurma; Varaha; Narasimha; Vamana; Parashurama; Rama; Krishna; Buddha, and Kalki
• Born : Ayodhya, Kosala (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
• Went to Vaikuntha Dham : Sarayu River, Ayodhya, Kosala (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
• Predecessor : Dasharatha
• Successor : Lava
• Abode : Ayodhya, Saketa (Vaikuntha)
• Mantra : Jai Shri Ram, Jai Siya Ram, Hare Rama
• Weapon : Sharanga (bow) and arrows
• Army : Vanara Sena (Ayodhyan Army)
• Mother : Kaushlya
• Step Mother : Kaikeyi and Sumitra
• Father : King Dasharath (King of Ayodhya)
• Brother : Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughana
• Teacher : Maharishi Vashishtha was the teacher of Lord Rama . He is the one of the rishi of saptrishi's in the night sky(what we called polar bear)
• Married : Sita (Janak Nandani)
• Father in Law : Janak (King of Mithila, Present day in Nepal)
• 14 year lived in Forest - According to Ramayana and scriptures, Lord Shri Ram lived in Parnakuti near the banks of river Mandakini and used to bathe in the holy water of Mother Mandakini. Lord Shri Ram spent 11 years and 6 months in Chitrakoot.

Temple of Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu) -

• Mythological accounts depict the presiding deity, the Lingam of Ramanathaswamy (Shiva), as having been established and worshiped by Rama, before he crossed his bridge to the present-day island of Sri Lanka
• It is one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites.
• Present design is believed to be built during the 17th century. King Kizhavan Sethupathi ordered the temple's construction. 
• The contributions of Jaffna Raja of the Sethupathi Kingdom have also been crucial in building the temple.

Janaki Mandir (Nepal) -

• Janaki Mandir is a Hindu temple in Janakpurdham, Nepal, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Sita. 
• It is an example of mixed Hindu Maithili architecture. 
• Built in Bright White and constructed in an area of 1,480 square metres (15,930 sq. feet) in the Mithila Kingdom, it is a three-storied structure made entirely of stone and marble.
• Creator - Queen Vrisha Bhanu of Tikamgarh
• Festivals - Vivaha Panchami, Rama Navami, Dashain and Tihar

Son of Lord Rama : Lava and Kusha

• Born in Valmiki Ashram (Located on Tamsha River), Brahmavart, Kosala (present-day Bithoor, Uttar Pradesh, India)
• Valmiki was the teacher of Lava and Kusha
• Sage Valmiki, along with Lava and Kusha, and a disguised Sita attend an ashvamedha yajna held by Rama.
• Lava and Kusha capture the horse of the sacrifice and went to defeat Rama's brothers (Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna) 
• Lava and Kusha became rulers after their father Rama founded the cities of Lavapuri (Lahor, Pakistan) and Kasur (South of Lahore, Pakistan)
• The king of Kosala, Rama, installed his son Lava at Shravasti (Northern Part of Kosala) and Kusha at Kushavati (Southern Part of Kosala)
• In the Ananda Ramayana, Lava had a wife named Sumati and together the couple ruled the city of Lavapuri and the kingdom of Shravasti.

Ramayana :

• Writer : Valmiki (Sanskrit)
• It's also known as "Adi Kavya"
• Oldest Epic of the World and it contains 24000 Shlokas/Verses (Originally 6000, Later 12000 and finally 24000) & 10902 Verses
• Ramcharitmanas - Tulsidas (Awadhi) ; Persian (Badayuni) and Tamil (Kamban)
• 7 Kandas (Section) - 1st and 7th Kandas were the latest additions to the Ramayana

Kandas - 

1. Balkaanda (Largest) - In the Valmiki Ramayana, the Bala Kanda, also known as the Adi Kanda, starts the epic story. It tells the tale of Prince Rama's birth, his amazing adventures as a young person, and the magical moment when Rama and Princess Sita come together.
2. Ayodhya Kaanda - The second book of the Valmiki Ramayana. The events related to Lord Rama's banishment from the kingdom of Ayodhya and his subsequent exile in the forest.
3. Aranya Kaanda - The Forest Episode, is the third book of the epic poem of Ramayana. It is also found in the Rāmcaritmānas. It follows the legend of Rama through his fourteen-year exile in the forest, joined by his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana 
4. Kishkindha Kaanda (Smallest) - The Kand involves the meeting between Lord Rama and his disciple Hanuman. It also features the story of two vanar brothers Bali and Sugriva and how Rama killed Bali who enslaved Surgriva's wife.
5. Sundar Kaanda - Hanuman is believed to have been fondly called “Sundara” by his mother Anjana, and Sage Valmiki is stated to have chosen this name over others as the Sundara Kanda is about Hanuman's journey to Lanka. Hanuman visiting Sita in Ashoka Vatika (Sri Lanka)
6. Lanka Kaanda - The War between Lord Shree Rama and Ravana (King of Sri Lanka) and Having received Hanuman's report on Sita, Rama and Lakshmana proceed with their allies towards the shore of the southern sea. There they are joined by Ravana's renegade brother Vibhishana.
7. Uttar Kaanda (Last Kaanda) - Describe the life of Lava and Kusha, son of Lord Rama and Sita. This kanda narrates Rama's reign of Ayodhya, the birth of Lava and Kusha, the Ashvamedha yajna, and last days of Rama.

QUESTIONS PRACTICE

1. When will the consecration of Ram temple be done in the presence of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi? / राम मंदिर का प्राण प्रतिष्ठा भारत के प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की उपस्थिति में कब किया जाएगा?

(a) 22nd December 2023

(b) 22nd January 2024

(c) 5th August 2023

(d) 26th January 2025

2. When was Bhoomi Pujan of Ram Mandir was performed by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi? / भारत के प्रधान मंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी द्वारा राम मंदिर का भूमि पूजन कब किया गया था?

(a) 5th August 2023

(b) 26th January 2025

(c) 5 August 2020

(d) 22nd December 2023

3. Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when the Ram Mandir decision came on 9 November 2019? / 9 नवंबर 2019 को जब राम मंदिर का फैसला आया उस वक्त सुप्रीम कोर्ट के चीफ जस्टिस कौन थे?

(a) Ranjan Gogoi

(b) D.Y Chandrachur 

(c) Amit Shah 

(d) None of these

4. Under the chairmanship of how many judges was the decision on Ram Mandir delivered? / कितने जजों की अध्यक्षता में राम मंदिर का निर्णय सुनाया गया?

(a) 9

(b) 6

(c) 5

(d) 8

5. The dispute of Ram temple was regarding how many acres of land? / राम मंदिर का विवाद कितने एकड़ जमीन को लेकर था?

(a) 2.77 acre

(b) 2.55 acre

(c) 3 acre

(d) None of these

6. How much land did the Supreme Court order the Sunni Waqf Board to give to the government for building a mosque? / सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने कितनी जमीन सुन्नी वक्फ बोर्ड को मस्जिद बनाने के लिए सरकार को देने का आदेश दिया था?

(a) 7 acres

(b) 5 acres

(c) 10 acres

(d) 8 acres

7. Who was the General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust? / श्री राम जन्मभूमि तीर्थ क्षेत्र ट्रस्ट के महासचिव कौन थे?

(a) Mahant Nritya Gopal Das

(b) Jagadguru Ramanandacharyas 

(c) Champat Rai

(d) None of these 

8. Who was the President of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust? / श्री राम जन्मभूमि तीर्थ क्षेत्र ट्रस्ट के अध्यक्ष कौन थे?

(a) Champat Rai

(b) Mahant Nritya Gopal Das

(c) Jagadguru Ramanandacharyas

(d) None of these 

9. What is the total members in Vishwa Hindu Parishad at present? / वर्तमान में विश्व हिंदू परिषद में कुल कितने सदस्य हैं?

(a) 10

(b) 14

(c) 19

(d) 15

10. Who testified in the Supreme Court in favor of Ram Mandir? / राम मंदिर के पक्ष में सुप्रीम कोर्ट में किसने गवाही दी थी?

(a) Champat Rai

(b) Jagadguru Ramanandacharyas

(c) Yogi Adityanath 

(d) Mahant Nritya Gopal Das

11. Who has been given the contract for the construction of Ram temple? /  राम मंदिर के निर्माण का कॉन्ट्रैक्ट किसे दिया गया है?

(a) HCL

(b) Tata

(c) Larsen & Toubro 

(d) None of these 

12. Who has designed Ram Temple? / राम मंदिर का डिजाइन किसके द्वारा तैयार किया गया है?

(a) Chandrakant Sompura

(b) Nikhil Sompura

(c) Ashish Sompura

(d) All of the above

13. By what other name is Ayodhya known? / अयोध्या को और किस नाम से जाना जाता है?

(a) Saket

(b) Ram Nagari

(c) Kosala 

(d) all of the above

14. Ayodhya is situated on the banks of which river? / अयोध्या किस नदी के किनारे बसी हुई है?

(a) Sarayu River 

(b) Ganga River 

(c) Yamuna River 

(d) Godavari River 

15. For how many years did Shri Ram stay in the forest with his younger brother Lakshman and wife Sita? / श्री राम कितने वर्षों तक अपनी अनुज लक्ष्मण और भार्या सीता के साथ वन में रहे?

(a) 15 year

(b) 14 year

(c) 20 year

(d) 13 year

16. For how many years did Lord Shri Ram stay in Chitrakoot during his 14 years of exile? / भगवान श्री राम अपने 14 वर्ष के वनवास के दौरान कितने वर्ष तक चित्रकूट में रहे?

(a) 12 years and 6 months

(b) 11 years and 6 months

(c) 11 years and 8 months

(d) 13 years and 6 months

17. In which language has "Ramayana" been written by Maharishi Valmiki? / "रामायण" को महर्षि वाल्मीकि द्वारा किस भाषा में लिखा गया है?

(a) Sanskrit 

(b) Awadhi

(c) Magadhi

(d) Pali

18. “Ramcharitmanas” has been written by whom in the Awadhi Language? / "रामचरितमानस" को अवधि भाषा में किसके द्वारा लिखा गया है?

(a) Valmiki 

(b) Tulsidas

(c) Kamban 

(d) Kabir

19. By whom was the Ram temple of Ayodhya first discovered? / अयोध्या के राम मंदिर की खोज सर्वप्रथम किसके द्वारा की गई थी?

(a) Kanishka 

(b) Chandragupta

(c) Vikramaditya

(d) Kumargupta

20. Which book was published by Geeta Press, Gorakhpur? / गीता प्रेस, गोरखपुर द्वारा किस पुस्तक को पब्लिश किया गया था?

(a) Walking of the World

(b) Shri Ram Janmabhoomi : History of Ayodhya

(c) Ayodhya Darshan

(d) None of these

21. How many pillars were there in the Ram temple built by King Vikramaditya of Ujjain? / उज्जैन के राजा विक्रमादित्य द्वारा निर्मित राम मंदिर में कितने पिलर लगे हुए थे?

(a) 70

(b) 84

(c) 50

(d) 65

22. According to "Ayodhya Darshan" published by Geeta Press, Gorakhpur, which temple was built by King Vikramaditya of Ujjain? / गीता प्रेस, गोरखपुर द्वारा पब्लिश्ड "अयोध्या दर्शन" के अनुसार उज्जैन के राजा विक्रमादित्य ने किस मंदिर का निर्माण करवाया था?

(a) Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple

(b) Lakshman Temple Sahastradhara Tirtha

(c) Kanak Bhawan 

(d) all of the above

23. On whose orders was the Babri Masjid built by Mir Baqi in 1528 after demolishing the Ram Temple? / 1528 में मीर बाकी द्वारा किसके आदेश पर राम मंदिर को गिराकर बाबरी मस्जिद का निर्माण कराया गया था?

(a) Babar

(b) Aurangzeb 

(c) Akbar

(d) Humayun 

24. At which place in the present time did the war between Lord Shri Ram and Ravana take place? / भगवान श्री राम और रावण के बीच युद्ध वर्तमान समय में किस स्थान पर हुआ था?

(a) Indonesia 

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) India

(d) Maldives 

25. Who is the present Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh? / वर्तमान में उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री कौन हैं?

(a) Yogi Adityanath 

(b) Shivraj Singh 

(c) Narendra Modi 

(d) Kalyana Singh