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Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir

श्री राम जन्मभूमि मन्दिर

Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh · 26.7956°, 82.1943°

Rama (Ram Lalla)ModernNagara (Gurjara-Chaulukya, Sompura architects)Divya DesamSapta Puri
Sacred since
2000 BCE
Janmasthan tradition; site of centuries-long dispute resolved by Supreme Court (2019)
Standing structure
consecrated 22 Jan 2024
patron: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust

History & significance

The newest great temple of the Hindu world, raised at Rama's traditional birthplace after the Supreme Court's 2019 verdict and consecrated in January 2024 with the Pran Pratishtha of Ram Lalla (sculpted by Arun Yogiraj). Built without structural steel in classical Nagara idiom by the hereditary Sompura architect family, it has transformed Ayodhya into one of the most-visited pilgrimage cities in India.

Sthala katha — the legend

Ayodhya, city of the Ikshvaku suryavanshis on the Sarayu, is the stage of the Ramayana's opening and close — from Rama's birth in Chaitra to his return from Lanka lit by lamps, remembered every Deepotsav when the ghats hold lakhs of diyas.

Reaching there

Ayodhya Dham station; Maharishi Valmiki International Airport.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-26 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern