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  Ram mandir History   Ram mandir is to be made in Ayodhya , also called Oudh or Awadh south-central Uttar Pradesh state. It lies on the Ghaghara River just east of Faizabad. According to the ancient Indian epic , Ramayana Lord Rama was born in Ayodhya . It is beloved that in the 16th century, the Mughals constructed a mosque, the Babri Masjid which is believed to be the site of the Ram Janmabhoomi, the birthplace of Rama. A violent dispute arose in the 1850s. In the 1980s , the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) , belonging to the Hindu nationalist family Sangh Parivar, launched a new movement to reclaim the site for Hindus and to erect a temple dedicated to the infant Rama (Ram Lalla) at this spot. In November 1989 , the VHP laid the foundations of a temple on land adjacent to the disputed mosque. On 6 December 1992, the VHP and the Bharatiya Janata Party organised a rally at the site involving 150,000 volunteers , known as kar sevaks. The rally turned violent,...

Mahabharat For Youths Introduction :  "The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic where the main story revolves around two branches of a family - the Pandavas and Kauravas - who, in the Kurukshetra War, battle for the throne of Hastinapura. Interwoven into this narrative are several smaller stories about people dead or living, and philosophical discourses." Chapter 1: King Shantanu and Bheeshma Long, long ago, in ancient India, King Shantanu ruled the kingdom of Hastinapura. For centuries, Hastinapura was ruled by the Kuru family of King Shantanu. King Shantanu married the river Goddess Ganga and they had a child named Bheeshma. But Ganga had to go away to take care of so many people (she was the river Goddess).  So she left Bheeshma in the care of his father. Some years later, King Shantanu  married a fisherwoman named Satyavati and had two sons Vichitraveerya and Chitrangada. When he was old enouhj, Vichitraveerya became the King of Hastinapura. Bheeshma was very nice t...

Ramayana For Youth   Dasaratha was a great king . His palace was in the magnificent city of Ayodhya . He had three beautiful queens . Their names were Kousalya,Sumitra, and Kaikeyi.  The king had all the riches in the world. Yet he was sad, because he had no children. A wise man advised the king to perform a yaaga, which is a ceremonial sacrifice. At the end of the yaaga, the king received a special sweet pudding.  The king gave the sweet pudding to the three queens. Before long, the queens gave birth to a total of four children.  Kausalya’s son was named Rama . Kaikeyi’s son was called Bharatha . Sumitra gave birth to two sons, Lakshmana and Satrughna The four brothers loved each other very much. They all grew up to be strong, brave, good and kind.King Dasaratha was friends with another king named Janaka.  Janaka had a beautiful daughter named Sita. When Sita was old enough to marry, Janaka wanted to find a prince worthy of his daughter’s love. Janaka had...