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Ayodhya
is one of Hindu seven holy cities
(the others being Dwarka, Haridwar,
Varanasi, Mathura, Ujjain and
Kanchipuram), and is a popular
pilgrimage place. It's connected
with many events in the Ramayana
(including the birth of Rama).Ayodhya
was one of the most ancient, largest
and most magnificent of Indian
cities. According to the Hindu
mythology,. Ramayana recount the
magnificence of the city, the
glories of the monarch and the
virtues, wealth and loyalty of
his people. Dasaratha was the
father of Rama, the Seventh Avatar
of the Vishnu. Many Hindus believe
the birthplace of Rama to be in
Ayodhya at the place called Ram
Janmabhoomi,
Ayodhya
is also the birth place of five
Tirthankars, including the first
Tirthankar of Jainism, Shri Rishabh
Dev. He is known as the father
of Jain religion. The city is
also important in the history
and heritage of Buddhism in India,
with several Buddhist temples,
monuments and centers of learning
having been established here during
the age of the Mauryan Empire
and the Gupta Dynasty.
Naimisaranyam
:Vishnu is is considered to be
an Aranya Swaroopi, or in other
words, the forest of Naimisaranyam,
hallowed earlier on by the discourses
on the great epics of India, by
Vyasa Muni and Suka Muni - is
considered as a manifestation
of Vishnu and held in reverence
and worship. The forest is considered
to have been the abode of 60000
sages
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