Ram is an ancient mantra used for meditation Dhyan yoga and devotion Bhakti yoga.

Ram the king, was a mighty king, Who ruled with the might of love. He had a wife, dainty and bright, Sita was her name. They lived in Awadh, in the Kanak Bhawan, And found great fame.

Lucknow has been a part of Awadh from the time of Ram about 7500 years ago. The term Awadhi cuisine, was originally cuisine from Eastern UP, vegetarian, Vaishnav temple cuisine. During the reign of Nawabs in Lucknow, who came from Iran (Persia),

Sundarkand is chapter 5 of a 500 year old book written by Goswami Tulsidas ji, 'Sri Ram Charitmanas'. It was written in Awadhi dialect in Devnagari script. The story of Ram is about 7000 years old.

I received prasad of peda and paan after darshan of Ram Lala at Ram Mandir, Orchha. There are beautiful wall paintings in this temple, depicting the Queen of Orccha as a mother to the deity.

Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh (India, of course!) is the birthplace of Lord Rishabh Dev (Sri Adinath), the first Tirthankara, teacher of Jainism. He travelled and taught, and continues to inspire, though millenia may have passed since he left his body at

Spirituality in India boasts a pallette of religions. Incidentally, the term ‘Hindu’ was used by the Arab traders to identify the people living east of the River Indus. Indus came to be known as Sindhu and the term Hindu was born. Uttar Pradesh, a