Treta-Ke-Thakur

Treta-ke-Thakur is a popular temple located in the holy city of Ayodhya. The temple worships Lord Rama as lord of the Treta Yuga. Treta Yuga is the second of the four yugas, the important world ages in the religion of Hinduism. Within the temple, there are idols of deities such as Lord Rama, Goddess Sita, Lord Lakshmana, Lord Hanuman, and other important deities mentioned in the Hindu epic of Ramayana, all carved out of a single block of black stone. According to a popular legend regarding the temple of Treta-ke-Thakur, it is believed that it was at the site of the temple that Lord Rama performed the Ashwamedha Yagna after he defeated Ravana in Lanka, though the current structure is said to have been constructed around 300 years ago by the King of Kullu, and further reconstructed in 1748 by the Maratha Queen, Ahilyabai Holkar. One of the important temples that are located in Ayodhya, Treta-ke-Thakur opens only on the occasion of Shukla Ekadashi celebrated in the Kartik month of the Hindu calendar. It is during the occasion when the temple gets thronged with devotees, coming to seek blessings of the gods from across the country, making it important to coincide travel dates with the festival for those who wish to experience the beauty of the temple