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Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh · 26.7956°, 82.2016°
One of Ayodhya's principal shrines, reached by seventy-six steps and laid out like a four-sided fort with round bastions at its corners and a silver-worked sanctum. It is administered by the Bairagi mahants of the Ramanandi sampradaya and the Nirvani Akhara.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Hanuman is said to have taken up residence in a cave on this spot to keep watch over Ramkot after Rama returned to Ayodhya from his victory over Ravana.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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