Ayodhya Ram Mandir
Deities

Ayodhya Ram Mandir

Rāma Janmabhūmi — Divya Desam + new consecration 2024

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Epic period (Ramayana c. 500 BCE–200 CE); 11th–14th c. (documented); 1528–1666 CE ( mosque); 1949 (flag episode); 2019 (SC verdict); 2024 (mandir consecration)

Ayodhya Ram Mandir

One of 108 Divya Desams. Ram's birthplace. New mandir consecrated Jan 22, 2024.

Divya Desam canonical status

One of the 108 Divya Desams — temples sung in the Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (the "Four-Thousand Divine Hymns") by the 12 Alvars (6th–9th c. CE). The 108 Divya Desams include 106 earthly sites, plus 2 extra-cosmic realms (Paramapadam = Vaikuntha, and Tirupparkadal = the Milk-Ocean). Each Divya Desam has a Moolavar (sanctum deity), Utsavar (processional image), and a specific Alvar-mangalāśāsana dedication.

Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations

MantraOm Namo Nārāyaṇāya
Offerings
tulsi leavespanchāmṛtalotus
Sacred colours
yellow (pītāmbara)gold

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī
  • Brahmotsavam
  • Garuda Sevā