Ayodhya

American  

[uh-yohd-yuh] / əˈyoʊd yə /

Or Ajodhya

noun

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

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Ayodhya British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Ayodhya

First recorded in 1830–35

Example Sentences

In the small north Indian city of Ayodhya in 1992, he faced a moment of real peril.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

In 2020 he protested the construction of a temple to the Hindu deity Ram in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

His face was everywhere: welcoming passengers at the newly erected airport, and smiling out from billboards selling everything from flour to a “7 star” property in Ayodhya, a “kingdom reborn.”

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024

“People will always remember this date, this moment,” Modi said in Ayodhya last week, hailing the start of a “new era.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Their capital was at first Pataliputra, but afterwards Kausambi and Ayodhya became royal residences.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir