12/08/2015
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As long as we talk about City, we can’t miss the talks about the in the Holy city. Even though the much 84 of Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( ) ended in a damp squib, the issue has been kept alive by Ayodhya-bound saints who continue to arrive from neighbouring and only to be detrained and deported back by the police and authorities at .
The city and adjoining Naini railway station are the central point for several Mumbai-bound trains that pass through . This is the main reason behind the arrival of a major chunk of passengers from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, opined a senior railway official. Likewise for -bound from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the city as the point given it's easy connectivity with towns of and .
The passengers also include saints and Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( ) volunteers who continue to arrive in the city with plan to proceed towards . This is being thwarted by the district administration and the police, said VHP's regional in charge Mr. Pawan Srivastava, who is also a close aide of chief patron Ashok Singhal.
Mr. Srivastava said that one of the reasons why occupies a place of prominence for VHP was the fact that it was the hometown of chief patron Ashok Singhal who makes visits on all important occasions. In fact during the peak period of 84 Kosi Yatra, not willing to take any chances, local police and district administration had sent back Singhal to Delhi by flight under police protection and supervision when he had come to city to immerse ashes of his late brother at Sangam.Few days back also a group of around 40 saints from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh led by Swami Akhileshwaranand ji had arrived in the city by train. They were detained at Allahabad by local police and sent back to Jabalpur in the evening under police protection.
Talking about the other side of the coin Situated just about 10 km from the district headquarters of Faizabad, the temple-city of Ayodhya is home to several religions. Many faiths have grown and thriven here at the same time over different periods of Indian history. For instance, as per the Jain chronicle, the five Tirthankaras, including the first Tirthankara Rishabhadeva, were all born at Ayodhya. Remnants of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Islam can still be traced here in Ayodhya.
The best experience in travelling was the kind of that has been defined at this place. Being a city connected to one of the strongest of the have introduces us with couple of facts that really defines the diversity of the places in itself. Situated just about 10 km from the district headquarters of Faizabad, the temple-city of Ayodhya is home to several religions. Many faiths have grown and thriven here at the same time over different periods of Indian history. For instance, as per the Jain chronicle, the five Tirthankaras, including the first Tirthankara Rishabhadeva, were all born at Ayodhya. Remnants of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Islam can still be traced here in Ayodhya.
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