Ram Ki Paidi

History

The Paidi ghats form the traditional river approach for pilgrims bathing in the Sarayu and offering aarti. Nageshwar Nath Temple stands on this same riverfront.

Deepotsav and other festival evenings transform the stretch into a continuous line of diyas, drawing pilgrims and visitors from across the country.

Stories

The Sarayu Ghats of Ayodhya

Ram Ki Paidi is a series of ghats on the bank of the Sarayu in Ayodhya, where large numbers of pilgrims come daily to bathe in the river. Evening aarti and lamps on the water are the best-known part of a visit.

The riverbanks once had many large bathing ghats. Those at Naya Ghat were damaged by heavy rain and floods, and were rebuilt in 1985.

A Record of Lamps

On Diwali in October 2019, Ayodhya lit several hundred thousand lamps along Ram Ki Paidi and the nearby ghats, and the display was recorded by Guinness World Records. The lamp festival, called Deepotsav, has since become a yearly event on the riverfront.

The exact count differs between sources, so it is safest to call it an estimate of well over four lakh lamps.

Good to know

Series of Sarayu ghats listed as Religious on ayodhya.nic.in

Evening lamps and aarti are the signature experience

Nageshwar Nath Temple is on the same riverfront

Getting there

Local autos from Ayodhya Junction / Ayodhya Dham. Air: Maharishi Valmiki International Airport (~10 km).