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{{Short description|Temple in Ayodhya, India}}
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{{Infobox Hindu temple
|image = Kanak Bhawan.jpg
|alt = Kanak Bhawan, Ayodhya
|caption = Kanak Bhawan Mandir, Ayodhya
|coordinates = {{coord
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|type:landmark_region:IN-UP
|display = inline,title}}
|map_type = Uttar Pradesh #India
|location = [[Ram Janmabhoomi]], [[Ayodhya]]
|state = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|country = [[India]]
|deity = [[Rama]] and [[Sita]]
|religious_affiliation = [[Hinduism]]
|governing_body = [[Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra]]
|website = https://srjbtkshetra.org/
|festivals = [[Ram Navami]], [[Janaki Navami]]
}}
[[File:Kanak Bihari in Ayodhya, Kalighat Style Painting.jpg|thumb|Kanak Bihari of Ayodhya, Painting ]]
'''Kanak Bhawan''' ({{literal translation|Golden Palace}}) is a temple in [[Ram Janmabhoomi|Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya]], which is in the north-east of Ramkot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra (places to see) |url=https://srjbtkshetra.org/places-to-see/ |access-date=7 February 2024 |website=[[Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra]]}}</ref> It is one of the most famous temples of [[Ayodhya]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanak Bhawan |publisher=District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh, India |url=https://ayodhya.nic.in/tourist-place/kanak-bhawan/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |language=en-US}}</ref> It is believed that this palace (temple) was gifted by [[Kaikeyi]], immediately after the marriage of [[Rama]] with [[Sita]] and hence, it is their personal palace. According to the mythology, after the original Kanak Bhawan was damaged, it was rebuilt by [[Krishna]] himself in the [[Dvapara Yuga|Dvapar Yuga]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=अद्भुत है अयोध्या के कनक भवन की कहानी, भगवान श्रीकृष्ण व माता कैकेयी से जुड़ी है ये कथा |url=https://www.amarujala.com/lucknow/story-of-kanak-bhawan-of-ayodhya |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> It is believed that it was renovated by [[Vikramaditya]] in the [[Middle Ages|medieval period]]. Later, it was renovated by Queen [[Vrishbhanu Kuvari|Vrishabhanu Kunwari]] which is still present today. The main idols installed in the ''sanctum sanctorum'' are of Rama and Sita.<ref>{{Cite book |last=GANGASHETTY |first=RAMESH |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ajK6DwAAQBAJ&dq=kanak+bhavan+ayodhya&pg=PT38 |title=THIRTHA YATRA: A GUIDE TO HOLY TEMPLES AND THIRTHA KSHETRAS IN INDIA |date=2019-10-30 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=978-1-68466-134-3 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=रामराजा मंदिर की हूबहू प्रतिकृति है अयोध्या का कनक भवन मंदिर |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/kanak-bhavan-orchha-jhansi-news-jhs173051447 |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=रामभक्ति के फलक पर भी रही हैं कई 'मीरा' - |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/faizabad-13845980.html |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Kanak bhawan Ayodhya.jpg|thumb|Entrance and corridor of Kanak Bhawan.]]
[[File:Idols of Prabhu Shri Rama and Sita Mata, Kanak Bhavan, Ayodhya, Faizabad, U.P., India.JPG|thumb|300x300px|Idols of [[Rama]] and [[Sita]] in Kanak Bhawan, [[Ayodhya]].]]
The temple was designed as a huge palace. The architecture of this temple resembles the palaces of [[Rajasthan]] and [[Bundelkhand]]. The history basically goes back to [[Treta Yuga]] when it was given by Rama's step-mother [[Kaikeyi]] to his wife Sita as a gift over [[Marriage in Hinduism|marriage]]. Over the time, it became dilapidated and was even completely destroyed. It is rebuilt and renovated several times throughout its history. The first re-construction was done by [[Rama]]'s son [[Kusha|Kush]] in the early period of [[Dvapara Yuga]]. After this, it was rebuilt by King [[Rishabh Dev]] ([[Tirthankara]]) in the middle of [[Dvapara Yuga]] and [[Krishna|Shri Krishna]] is also believed to have visited this ancient place in the [[Kali Yuga|pre-Kali Yuga]] period (about 614 BC).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanak Bhawan |url=https://nri.up.gov.in/en/article/kanak-bhawan-temple?brd=1 |access-date=7 February 2024 |website=[[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]}}</ref>

In the present era, it was first built by [[Chandragupta II|Chandragupta-II]] of the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta empire]] in the [[Yudhishthira|Yudhishthira period]] in 2431 BC. After that, it was done by [[Samudragupta]] in 387 AD. The temple was destroyed by Nawab Salarjung-II Ghazi in 1027 AD and was renovated by [[Bundela|Bundela Rajput]] Maharaj of [[Orchha]] and [[Tikamgarh]] of [[Bundelkhand]], Maharaj Mahendra Pratap Singh and his wife Maharani Vrishabhan Kunwari in 1891. This construction was completed on the [[Shashthi (day)|Shaishthi]] of [[Paksha|Vaishakh Shukla]] of [[Pausha|Guru Paush]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=लाइव |first=एबीपी |date=2023-12-11 |title=सीता जी को मुंह दिखाई में मिला था ये महल, पुरुषों का जाना था वर्जित, जानें रोचक बातें |url=https://www.abplive.com/photo-gallery/astro/ayodhya-kanak-bhawan-gifted-to-sita-ji-by-kaikeyi-kanak-bhavan-mandir-history-mystery-2558462 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=abplive.com |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanak Bhawan |publisher=Incredible India |url=https://www.incredibleindia.org/content/incredible-india-v2/fr/destinations/ayodhya/kanak-bhawan.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=incredibleindia.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanak Bhavan Temple AyodhyaKanak Bhavan Temple Ayodhya: Temple {{!}} History {{!}} Information {{!}} Rituals {{!}} Puja |url=https://rammandirdarshan.com/in/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya/en/kanak-bhavan-ayodhya-temple-history-information-rituals-puja |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Kanak Bhavan Temple AyodhyaKanak Bhavan Temple Ayodhya: Temple {{!}} History {{!}} Information {{!}} Rituals {{!}} Puja}}</ref>

There are three pairs of idols here and all three are of [[Rama]] and [[Sita]]. The largest statue was installed by Maharani Vrishabhan Kunwari. It is believed that she was the main person behind the re-construction and establishment of the temple. A statue of somewhat lower height is installed on the right side of this pair by King [[Vikramaditya]]. This idol was kept safe by him when this ancient temple was attacked. The third and the smallest pair is said to have been gifted by [[Krishna|Shri Krishna]] to a female devotee who was worshiping [[Rama]] at this place.<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=hi:जिस माता कैकेयी के कारण सीता जी वन-वन भटकीं, मुंहदिखाई में दिया था सोने का महल |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/religion/kanak-bhawan-ayodhya-story-which-rani-kaikeyi-gifted-to-mata-sita-after-marriage/2048760 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Zee News |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |script-title=hi:अयोध्या में 'कनक भवन' एवं 'हनुमानगढ़ी' के बीच में एक आश्रम की कहानी, आ जाएगा आँख में पानी... |url=https://www.thenewsagency.in/devotion/a-store-from-kanak-bhawan-in-ayodhya-that-would-move-you-to-tears |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=The News Agency |language=en}}</ref>

[[Krishna|Shri Krishna]] instructed the woman to bury these idols with her after her demised because this place would be later marked as [[holy place]] and a great king will build a huge temple at this place in [[Kali Yuga]]. Later, when [[Vikramaditya|Maharaj Vikramaditya]] led the foundation of this temple and excavated the base, he found these ancient idols.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=अयोध्या की वो जगह, जो माता सीता को मिली थी मुंह दिखाई में, जानिए इससे जुड़ी खास बातें |url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/lifestyle/shri-ram-and-mata-sita-kanak-bhawan-in-ayodhya-2375160.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=TV9 Bharatvarsh |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=अद्भुत है अयोध्या के कनक भवन की कहानी, भगवान श्रीकृष्ण व माता कैकेयी से जुड़ी है ये कथा |url=https://www.amarujala.com/lucknow/story-of-kanak-bhawan-of-ayodhya |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>

At the time of construction of present temple, all three pairs were enshrined in the ''sanctum sanctorum''. Now, all three pairs can be seen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=लाइव |first=एबीपी |date=2023-12-11 |title=सीता जी को मुंह दिखाई में मिला था ये महल, पुरुषों का जाना था वर्जित, जानें रोचक बातें |url=https://www.abplive.com/photo-gallery/astro/ayodhya-kanak-bhawan-gifted-to-sita-ji-by-kaikeyi-kanak-bhavan-mandir-history-mystery-2558462 |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=abplive.com |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=अयोध्याः आज भी राम सीता करते हैं यहां भ्रमण, पुरुषों का जाना था मना |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/astro/others/ramayan-story-kanak-bhawan-of-ayodhya-history-and-mystery/articleshow/91062058.cms |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=कनक भवन / Kanak Bhawan – श्री अयोध्या धाम |url=https://ayodhyadhaam.com/%e0%a4%95%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%95-%e0%a4%ad%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%a8/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Transport==

===Airways===
The nearest airport is 11 kilometers away from the newly build [[Ram Mandir|Ram Mandir, Ayodhya]]. [[Ayodhya Airport|Faizabad-Gorakhpur airport]] is 158 km approx. [[Prayagraj Airport|Prayagraj airport]] is 172 km approx. and [[Varanasi]]'s [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport|Lal Bahadur Shastri airport]] is 224 km away approx.

===Railway===
Railway stations are well-connected. By [[Faizabad Railway Station|Faizabad railway]], it is 128 km from [[Lucknow]], 171 km from [[Gorakhpur]], 157 km from [[Prayagraj]], 196 km from [[Varanasi]] whereas by [[Ayodhya Junction railway station|Ayodhya Railway]], it is 135 km from Lucknow, 164 km from both Gorakhpur and Prayagraj and 189 km from Varanasi.

===Road===
[[Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]]'s bus services are available for several hours and it is easy to get here from remote area also. It is 152 km from Lucknow, 158 km from Gorakhpur, 172 km from Allahabad and 224 km from Varanasi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanak Bhawan |publisher=District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh, India |url=https://ayodhya.nic.in/tourist-place/kanak-bhawan/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==
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