Rama and Sita story, The Legend of Ramayana

Rama and Sita Story

King Dasharatha of Ayodhya in India was childless and made a special sacrifice to the gods, hoping that they would give him sons. Meanwhile, the gods begged their lord Brahma to help them against Ravana, the demon king. So Brahma asked the god Vishnu to vanquish the demon. Vishnu agreed and was born, in his seventh incarnation, as Rama and his three brothers Bharata, Lakshmana, and Shatrughna.

Unaware of their divinity, the brothers grew up as the sons of King Dasharatha and his three wives and married. Rama married Sita, an incarnation of Vishnu’s wife Lakshmi, and was made his father’s heir. However, owing to the intrigues of one of his father’s wives, he left the city with Sita and Lakshmana, to live in the forest.

There, they lived a quiet life for ten years, until one day Ravana tricked the brothers into leaving Sita alone, and abducted her. Rama and Lakshmana, helped by Hanuman, general to the monkey king Sugriva, searched everywhere until Hanuman finally found her, shut up on the island of Lanka. With an army of monkeys and bears, Rama killed Ravana in a huge battle. He was reunited with Sita and returned to Ayodhya where he became king and ruled for 11,000 years.

Rama and Sita Legend Travel

Though a thinly-populated town now, Ayodhya ranked amongst the six most important Indian cities in the 6th century b.c. Sacred to the Hindus because it was Rama’s birthplace, it continues to hog the limelightfor the same reason.

It caught global attention in 1992, when the Babri Masjid (it was, as claimed by some people, built on the same spot where Rama was born) was demolished. The demolition was followed by large-scale communal violence in most parts of the country. The place is now a high-security zone.

Amongst the places of interest in the town are some Hindu temples and bathing ghats (steps leading down to the river). Lakshman Ghat, and Swarga Dwara (Rama Ghat) are important ghats. Besides these, there are some kunds (wells) which serve as bathing spots.

There are many tourist attractions that you can visit when you make a traveling of Rama and Sita Legend. Here are some tourist attractions that you can visit:

Ramjanambhumi

Ramjanambhumi is the place where Rama is believed to have been born. The Mughal Emperor Babur had built a mosque on this spot.

The mosque was razed to ground in 1992. Shri Ram Janm Bhoomi is located in Ram Kot ward of Ayodhya city.

Temples

Over 100 temples exist in Ayodhya of which Hanuman Gadhi is very famous. It is dedicated to Hanuman, the monkey-god. Treta Ka Mandir is another important temple where Rama is believed to have performed a yajna (sacrifice). Kshireswara Nath Temple is a very old temple and is supposed to have been built by Kaushalya, mother of Rama. She is said to have constructed this temple for her daughter-in-law, Sita (consort of Rama). Other temples you could visit include Kanak Bhavan and Kala Rama Temple which house idols of Rama and Sita.

Ghats

Ayodhya is situated on the banks of the Gogra (Ghaghara or Saryu) River. There are many holy ghats along its banks. Bathing in these ghats, it is believed, absolves people of their sins. Ram Ghat, which is also known as Swarga Dwara, is the most famous one amongst these. Lakshman Ghat is another important bathing ghat which is considered to be sacred, as Lakshman, Rama’s brother, is said to have bathed at this ghat.

Apart from these ghats, there are some wells (kund) which serve as bathing places. The most famous one is Vasistha Kund.

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