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Erm, this sounds strikingly similar to Ayodhya. Unless I'm mistaken, these two articles should be combined. DanKeshet

hi

some editors do not wish the recent history of the city to be included the city made news worldwide and sparked off riots all over india due to the destruction of a large mosque - this must be included because for many people worldwide this city is remembered for this incident rather than its place in hindu mythology (do a search on BBC archives or CNN, Time magazine) - i think there is a place for hindu mythology and its been discussed at length in the article but please dont vandalise this page just because you wish to wipe out history

l shastri


-Err.... this was mentioned. You have simply deleted it and other relevant information on the city and replaced it with your own views on the subject. --The industrialist 09:42, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Hi

See Ram Janmabhoomi page if you wish to read about the birthplace of Lord Rama but please do not use the Ayhodya page for this -

Lalit shastri

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[edit] Expansion

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Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (January 2007)

There should be details of the current population, local industry and culture. The ==History== section needs to be expanded to cover the period from the seventh century to 1990.—Theo (Talk) 12:02, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Chinese

Can we get rid of the cluttering Chinese? I don't mind it at all, and infact have been tempted more than once (quite an understatement there) to insert Devanagari throughout pages, but it does not conform to WP style, and the way it is presented - no offence intended - looks a tad sloppy. Khiradtalk 22:47, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

put both. --Dangerous-Boy 22:34, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Legacy and importance

It says in this section that Tulsidas is said to have begun his composition of Ramayana in 1574? And that he was regarded as an incarnation of Valmiki. Well.. in that sense, it may be correct that he did compose the Ramayana, in a previous life.. but Valmiki was the author, and it most certainly is older than 1574. Perhaps this information should be corrected, according to the information in the article about Ramayana.

[edit] Neutrality and cleanup

This article Ayodhya has a biased POV. It doesn't mention that the Babri Mosque was burnt down by Hindus in 1992 who believed Ram was born there. I know that this issue is elaborated in the article Babri Mosque but this article makes it seem like the Babri Mosque still exists. It fails to mention that the mosque was burnt down in 1992. And also, the "Ayodhya Debate" should be changed to "Ayodhya Dispute". A dispute is violent, and this issue is violent indeed. BBC The "Ayodhya Debate has a subsection while the "Mob attack" has a full section. Why is the mob attack more important than the Ayodhya "Debate"? Actually, the mob attack should go under Ayodhya Debate since it was a part of the debate/dispute. In addition, the article makes the mob attack seem like a huge deal compared to the Ayodhya Debate. The mob attack generated headlines and the Babri Mosque burning didn't? That's really unfair and biased. The successful burning of Babri Mosque actually got more or at least equal the media attention that the unsuccessful mob attack got.


This article also needs some cleanup. The Chinese is important (I'm Chinese) but it is not clean at all (Why is the equal sign in there?). The romanisation is definitely not WP conformed. Can we get someone who knows how to deal with the treatment of Chinese on the English Wikipedia? And as I said, the "Mob attack" should go under "Ayodhya debate/dispute" since it is a part the dispute. And "Ayodhya debate/dispute" deserves its own section since it's a separate topic from the magnificence and ancient history of Ayodhya.
Basawala 02:57, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
Here: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Chinese) --Dangerous-Boy 04:07, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
Thanks. I cleaned up the Chinese stuff on the article. I guess the cleanup tag can be removed now, unless there are any more objections.
Ok, I've edited the article so the info on the Ayodhia Debate is included. I basically paraphrased sentences from the Ram Janmabhoomi and Babri Mosque articles to explain the situation. If anyone still has a problem with it please let me know.
Basawala 19:59, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
OK, someone just edited the Debate section to say that "the mosque was merely a sham". If anyone wants to add stuff the even might be controversial to the Ayodhya Debate section, please make a comment on this talk page. Basawala 22:39, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ghaghara/Sarayu River

59.163.30.2 (talk · contribs) changed the reference to the Gogra river to the Sarayu river. My brief research indicates that Sarayu was the name of the river on which Ayodhya was situated in ancient times, but that Sarayu became extinct (dried up?). Ghaghara/Gogra is the name of the modern river that flows by Ayodhya. Someone more familiar with the area needs to address this. -- Donald Albury(Talk) 10:28, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ramayana and Sarayu

According to Dr Rajesh Kochar ('The Vedic People' published by Orient Longman, New Delhi, 2000) the story of Ramayana took place in Southern Afghanistan after Indo-Iranian people reached Persia And afghanistan from central Asia. The river Sarayu mentioned in Ramayana is the present day Horayu or Harurud in Afghanistan. When Indo-Aryans gradually moved to Gangetic plains via Panjab, they named the rivers and newly established towns in memory of their ancestors and the places where they came from. His arguments sound logical.Kumarrao 08:27, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Another reference: (http://www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/306/contrasarav.htm).Kumarrao 08:53, 25 March 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Saketa

Saketa redirects to here. Is this correct? Is it the same city ([1])? Maybe this could be mentioned in the article?Greetings, Sacca 12:23, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

There is no mention of Saketa as the city that was essentially re-christened as Ayodhya during the Gupta ages. It was a conscious decision by the Gupta Emperors to identify their capital city with that of Rama's own capital city. The historical authenticity in the claims of modern day Ayodhya being the birth place of Rama is debatable, as indeed is the historical accuracy of Ramayana itself. Therefore, this article is in serious need of revision, of the kind that would make the content more appropriate for a real city that exists today and has some elements of mythology associated with it, as well as a fair share of controversy in recent times. This article should not make it sound like Ayodhya of modern days is unquestionably the birth place of Rama. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Arindam.mukherjee (talk • contribs) 09:08, 16 March 2008 (UTC)