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Venue : Ayodhya
Ramnaumi
Ramnaumi,
falls on the 9th day of the bright fortnight of Chaitra, when
people from all parts of the country gather on the banks of Saryu. The birth of Lord Rama is celebrated at midnight, when Ayodhya is
filled with the sound of conch and bells.
Sravan
Jhula Mela
Commences
on the third day of the second half of Sravana and lasts till the end of
the month. The images of the
deities (specially of Rama, Lakshman& Sita) are swung in swings in the
temples and taken to Maniparvata where a big gathering joins in swinging
these idols in swings hung from the branches of trees.
The deities are later brought back to the temples.
Parikramas
Ayodhya
is perhaps the most noted place in northern India where parkramas are
undertaken by Hindu Pilgrims. These
are circumbulations of important religious places and are of varying
durations, shortest being the ‘Antargrahi Parikrama’ which has to be
completed within a day. After taking a dip in the Saryu, the devotee commences the
parikrama from the Nageshwarnath temple and passes through Rama Ghat,
Sitakund, Maniparvata and Brahmakund, finally terminating at Kanak Bhawan.
Then there is the “Panchkoshi Parkrama’, circuit of 10 miles,
which touches Chakratirtha, Nayaghat, Ramghat, Saryubagh, Holkar-ka-pura,
Dashrathkund, Jogiana, Ranopali, Jalpa Nala and Mahtabagh.
On the way the people pay homage to the deities in the shrines
which are situated on the route.
The
“Chaturdashkoshi Parikrama’ constitutes a circular journey of 28 miles
made once a year on the occasion of Akshainaumi, which is completed within
24 hours.
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