Ayodhya is an ancient city of India, the old capital of Awadh, in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ayodhya is described as the birth place of Lord Sriram, and the capital of the ancient Kosala Kingdom. This holy city is described as early as in the Hindu Epics. Ayodhya has an average elevation of 93 metres. Ayodhya is situated on the right bank of the river Sarayu, 555 km east of New Delhi., as it is called within sacred precincts, just 6 km from Faizabad, Ayodhya is a popular pilgrim centre.



Ayodhya is pre-eminently a city of temples yet, all places of worship here are not only of Hindu religion. At Ayodhya several religions have grown and prospered simultaneously and also at different periods of time in the past. Remnants of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Islam can still be found in Ayodhya. According to Jain tradition, five Tirthankaras were born at Ayodhya, including Adinath (Rishabhadeva) the 1st Tirthankar. The Brahmanda Purana considers Ayodhya as one of the six holiest cities in Hinduism.