Mid-2007, I went on a trip, well not just a trip but a holy trail of sorts starting from Varanasi (Kasi) - the holiest of holy places for a Hindu -> Ayodhya - the birthplace of Lord Rama -> Naimisharanya - a small hamlet on the banks of Gomathi river where Srimad Bhagavatam was spoken by Sage Suta to several other rishis and the abode of many sages -> Allahabad - land of triveni sangamam -> Chitrakoot - the land o the banks of River Mandakini where Lord Rama is said to have spent the majority of his vanavas (the 14 years of forest exile) and back to Varanasi (Kasi).
Our first stop from Varanasi was Ayodhya; en route we made a quick halt at Nandigram, the village from where Bharata ruled Ayodhya when Rama was in exile:
