Ayodhya

Or A·jodh·ya

[uh-yohd-yuh]

noun

1. a city in E Uttar Pradesh, in N India; a suburb of Faizabad: one of the seven most sacred Hindu centers.

Ayodhya

/ ɑːɪˈjəʊdjɑː /

noun

1. Also called: Ayodha.  Awadh.  Oudh. an ancient town in N India, in Uttar Pradesh state: as the birthplace of Rama it is sacred to Hindus; also a Buddhist centre

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ayodhya¹

First recorded in 1830–35

Example Sentences

In 2023, Modi delivered on a longtime goal of the group to build a Hindu temple at the site of a medieval mosque in the city of Ayodhya.

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Hindus believe Ayodhya is the birthplace of the god Lord Ram.

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Minorities in Bangladesh were targeted in 1992 after a Hindu mob tore down the Babri mosque in the Indian city of Ayodhya.

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“A key takeaway from the election,” Mr Bose says, “is that the grand new Ram temple in Ayodhya city wasn’t enough for the BJP to win.”

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The party had banked on the Ram Mandir temple to be their trump card, with Mr Modi presiding over the opening of the unfinished temple in Ayodhya with much fanfare in January.

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