1. What is the history of Kanak Bhawan in Ayodhya?
Kanak Bhawan is situated near Ram Janmabhoomi, Ramkot, located in the Tulsi Nagar area of Ayodhya. Kanak Bhawan is one of the purest, finest, famous, holiest and pilgrimage temple of Ayodhya to be visited by tourist while visiting Ayodhya. It is believed that this building was gifted to Goddess Sita by Queen Kaikeyi immediately after her marriage to Bhagwan Shree Ram with pure heart. As per the ancient thoughts, Kanak Bhawan is the private palace of Goddess Sita and Bhagwan Shree Ram where they live together peacefully. According to facts, after the original Kanak Bhawan was destroyed, it was rebuilt by Shri Krishna himself in the Dwapar era as per many declarations presented in history. It is believed that it was renovated by Vikramaditya in the medieval period. Later, It was renovated by Queen Vrishabhanu Kunwari of Orchha which is still present. The main idols installed in the sanctum sanctorum are of Bhagwan Shree Ram and Goddess Sita. Kanak Bhawan is also called as Golden Temple (Sone Ka Mandir) of Ayodhya.
2. What is The Relation between Bhagwan Shree Krishna with Bhagwan Shree Ram?
It is said that in Dwapar era, Lord Shree Krishna came to holy city of Ayodhya alognwtih his queen Rukmini to worship Bhagwan Shree Ram. Here, in Ayodhya, He saw Mother Padmasana repentance on a high mound that was created due to broken down of Kanak Bhawan. After seeing this, Lord Shree Krishna dexterous definitive joy on that broken high mound. Lord Shree Krishna with his heavenly visualisation and Supremacy of Yoga, attained the antique obsessions of Shree Sitaram from that mound and decided to established Kanak Bhawan at the very place.
3. Who Made Kanak Bhawan in Ayodhya ?
It is said that Queen Kaikeyi had presented Kanak Bhawan to Goddess Sita after marriage with Bhagwan Shree Ram. Over the time, this temple has been constructed and renovated many times by many rulers of ancient Kings. Presently, the temple was built by Queen of Oraksha in 1891. We all know that in Treta Yuga, in the assembly of Maharaj Janak in Mithila, when Bhagwan Shree Ram broke Lord Shankar’s bow as per the condition laid down, Goddess Sita put a “Varmala” around His neck.
After that, Bhagwan Shree Ram started sophisticated that Goddess Sita will now go to their Kingdome Ayodhya after marriage with him. Therefore, in Ayodhya, there must be a very beautiful building or mahal for them to reside together restly. The moment this wish ascended in the mind of the Bhagwan Shree Ram, on the other side, Queen Kaikeyi in Ayodhya saw the heavenly Kanak Bhawan of Saket Dham in her dream. Queen Kaikeyi expressed her wish to Maharaja Dashrath to construct a mock-up of the Kanak Bhawan seen in her dream in Ayodhya.
4. Who built Kanak Bhawan Ayodhya?
On the course of Dasharatha ji, architect Vishwakarma visited Ayodhya to see its importance and further constructed this beautiful, huge and ancient Kanak Bhawan. After that, Mother Kaikeyi gifted that Kanak Bhawan to her daughter-in-law Goddess Sita. After marriage, Bhagwan Shree Ram and Goddess Sita started living in this beautiful building. It is also said that uncountable unusual ornaments were peppered in it. For the time being approximately about 2000 years ago, Emperor Vikramaditya had renovated it and re-established the stanza ideals of Sitaram there. The huge Kanak Bhawan built by Maharaj Vikramaditya remained as it was repaired from time to time.
5. Kanak Bhawan Ayodhya darshan?
This temple has been designed as a huge palace located in Ayodhya to be visited. The architecture of Kanak Bhawan temple resembles the royal and beautiful palaces of the states of Rajasthan and Bundelkhand. Actually, the main point in the history basically goes back to Treta Yuga when this Bhawan was given by Bhagwan Shree Ram’s step mother to his wife Goddess Sita as a gift after marriage so that both can live together peacefully. From time to time, it was broken-down and fully destroyed due to negligence of many rules. This Bhawan was not only destroyed but also rebuilt and renovated several times. In this history, we came to know that the first reconstruction was done by Bhagwan Shree Ram’s son Kush in the early period of Dwapara Yuga. After that, as per the history, renovation of Kanak Bhawan was took place as under :-
| Ser No | Year | Renovated/reconstructed By |
|---|---|---|
| (a) | Dwapara Yuga | Bhagwan Shree Ram’s son Kush |
| (b) | Mid Dwapar Yuga | King Rishabh Dev |
| (c) | Kali Yug (614 BC) | Bhagwan Shree Krishna |
| (d) | 2431 BC | Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
| (e) | 387 AD | Samudragupta |
| (f) | 1891 AD | Maharaja Shree Pratap Singh Ju Dev, Maharaja of Orchha and Tikamgarh of Bundelkhand and his wife Maharani Vrishabhan Kunwari |
| (g) | Around 1900 | Shashthi of Vaishakh Shukla of Guru Paush |
6. Why Kanak Bhawan is famous for?
As per construction, there are three pairs of idols and all the three pairs of idols are of Bhagwan Shree Ram and Goddess Sita. Maharani Vrishabhan Kumari initially installed the largest statue and also, it is believed that she was the main force behind the construction and establishment of the Kanak Bhawan temple. Further, from time being, we see changes near the Kanak Bhawan temple. A statue of somewhat lower height is also installed on the right side of this three pair of statues. As per the history, It is noticed that this lower height statue was established by King Vikramaditya. The third smallest pair is said to have been gifted by Lord Krishna to the female nun who was worshiping Bhagwan Shree Ram at this place regularly. Bhagwan Shree Krishna directed this woman to bury these three idols with her after her death since this would, later, be marked as a holy place. Bhagwan Shree Krishna also said that a great king will build a huge temple at this place in Kaliyuga. Later, when Maharaj Vikramaditya directed his architech to dug the foundation for the construction of this temple, they found these three ancient idols. And so, these three idols helped the great king Maharaj Vikramaditya in selecting the perfect venue for the sanctum sanctorum to be installed in the huge temple built by him.
7. Story of Ghodi of Kanak Bhawan (Kanak Bhawan ki ghodi ki kahani)
A mare named Shyama is always harnessed to the festival held every year at Kanak Bhawan in Ayodhya. It is believed that the soul of some virtuous person has joined her. If this mare sees any saint or Mahatma coming for a festival, she bows her head with respect. If any festival is about to come then she starts neighing. And her eyes and gait exude a strange, lovely smile. Seeing her faith, the Saints and Mahatmas who come there say that just as Jadbharat came in the body of a deer, similarly this mare must have been a devotee soul in her previous birth. There must have been a lack in devotion for some reason. And for this reason, the body changed but the virtues of devotion did not change. It is said that when Shyama Ghodi grew old, the organizers decided to send her to Tikamgarh city and a bogie in the train to go to Tikamgarh was also booked. Don’t know how the mare came to know about this, she left the grain and water from her eyes. It seemed as if she wanted to remain engrossed in the service of Kanak Bhawan and did not want to leave Ayodhya. But who would listen and understand the words of that creature? When the time came to send that mare, somehow the mare was loaded with grass and fodder in the train bogie. But God had something else in mind. Coincidentally, the railway staff forgot to put the box in the train to go to Tikamgarh. When the station master, after reprimanding the employees, got the railway bogie opened, the mare was found dead in it. The station master told all this correctly to the organizers of Kanak Bhawan. And the railway staff refused to take that mare and handed it over to the management of Kanak Bhawan. An employee serving the mare came to Kanak Bhavan. He definitely felt something was wrong. He said softly in the mare’s ear, “You are not going to Tikamgarh. You are in Kanak Bhawan of Ayodhya and will stay here now. Now no one will take you anywhere. Get up and sit down.” Look at God’s play, as if the mare wanted to hear this, she immediately stood up and started walking. If we don’t call this reverence, love, affection, devotion for that creature, then what will we call it? Or it could also be that some divine power has entered his body. Hundreds of salutes to such a creature.
8. What is the visit timing of Kanak Bhawan Ayodhya?
| Serial No | Day and Time | Visitor’s Time |
| (a) | Summer | Morning – 8 am to 11.30 am Evening – 4.30 pm to 9.30 pm |
| (b) | Winter | From 9.00 A.M. to 12 P.M. |
9. What is the entry fee of Kanak Bhawan Ayodhya?
It is free.
10. Whose statues are in Kanak Bhawan temple?
There are three pairs of idols and all the three pairs of idols are of Bhagwan Shree Ram and Goddess Sita.
11. Distance
| Distance from Ayodhya Junction to Kanak Bhawan | 1.8 kilometres |
| Distance from Ram Mandir to Kanak Bhawan | 450 metres |
| Distance from Ayodhya Airport to Kanak Bhawan | 10.2 kilometres |
| Distance from Hanuman Garhi Mandir to Kanak Bhawan | 450 metres |
12. Street Food near Kanak Bhawan Ayodhya
Shri Kanak Sarkar Rasoi
If you visit Kanak Bhawan Ayodhya and want to try to taste something different in reasonable price, you should walk in here. Affordable place with traditional, pure, vegetarian unlimited food with option of special thali (Rotis, Rice, Dal, Green Gegetables Sabji, another Sabji, Raita etc) of Rs 150/- and normal thali with Rs 60/- per person are being served.
Shri Kanak Bhawan Prasad Grih