RAMAYAN ANANT YATRA BAAL

DAY 1  Lucknow to Ayodhaya

(140 Km. 2-3 hrs. one way)

Morning arrival at Lucknow, transfer to Ayodhaya. On arrival at Ayodhaya, check into hotel. Later visit Temples of Ayodhaya. Rama's epic journey started from Ayodhya, the place where Lord Rama was born. Ayodhya is situated on the southern banks of the river Saryu. At present it is located in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Dashrath had three wives - Kaushalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra. Sri Ram was born to Kaushalya and Dashrath. After 12 years of marriage of Rama and Sita, King Dashrath decided to make Lord Rama as the crown prince. On the evening of the crowning ceremony, Manthra - a maidservant to Kaikeyi poisoned her ears and reminded her of two boons from Dashrath. Manthara diverted the mind of Kaikeyi and here started the story of Ramayan and it was also the start of the Epic Journey of Rama from Ayodhya to Lanka. Kaikeyi asked Dashrath to exile Rama and Crown his son Bharat. As Dashrath has to fulfil two boons of Kaikeyi, he had no choice though he tried to negotiate with Kaikeyi a lot. With heavy heart, he asked Rama to leave to the wilderness on exile of 14 years. Out of respect and as referred as Maryada Purushottam - Lord Rama agreed on this and left Ayodhya. Sita and Laxman also asked to go with Sri Ram. After they left Ayodhya, they reached to the banks of Ganga. Nishadraj Guha was the ruler of theNishad kingdom. He ferried the three to the southern bank of Ganga, at Rama's request, in his boat. Overnight in Ayodhaya.

   Pls. Note: As of now ram mandir in ayodhaya is not open for public visit, tourist/bhakt can visit upto hanuman garhi only. Please do discuss the status of relief/restrictions before confirming the booking.

DAY 2 Ayodhaya

After breakfast visit Hanuman Garhi, Sita Mahal, Raj Darbar, Valmiki Temple. Overnight in Ayodhya.

DAY 3 Prayagraj - Chitrakoot - Prayagraj

(175 Km. 4-5 Hrs. one way) After breakfast check out from hotel and transfer to Prayagraj. On arrival check into hotel. After crossing the river Ganga, Rama, Sita and Laxman reached (on their foot) to the holy confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati at Prayag's Triveni Sangam in present Allahabad. They arrived at the hermitage of sage Bharadwaj. He counselled them to seek the area near the mountain of Chitrakut, about 10 leagues (1 league= 3 miles) from Prayag, for a peaceful stay. They crossed the river Yamuna on a raft and walked for 2 days to reach Chitrakoot. Overnight in Prayagraj. We Cover: Bhardwaj Ashram, Mankameshwar Temple, Shringverpur

DAY 4  Prayagraj - Chitrakoot - Prayagraj

After early breakfast full day excursion of Chitrakoot. Evening return to Prayagraj. Overnight in Prayagraj. River Malyavathi flows at the foothills of the mountain Chitrakut. Lakshmana built a modest hermitage on the banks of the river for them to reside. Life in the sylvan setting was peaceful. It is here that Bharata came from Ayodhya after learning the circumstances surrounding Rama's life in exile. After failing to exhort Rama to return to Ayodhya he got Rama's footwear to be placed on the throne while he would run a caretaker government for the next 14 years. The demons had an outpost at Janasthana, not far from Chitrakut and they caused problems for the sages. The sages decided to leave that area and that decision encouraged Rama too to seek another place for his exile.

We See: Ramghat, Hanuman Dhara, Kamadgiri, Janki Kund, Sphatik Shila, Gupt Godavari, Sita ki Rasoi, Devi Anusuya Temple.

DAY 5  Prayagraj - Prayagraj / Varanasi Airport (130 Km. 3-4 hrs. one way)

After early breakfast check out from hotel and drop at airport for onward/return journey tour ends.