Ayodhya on motorbike

Ayodhya is about 134 kms from Lucknow. We left around 9am in morning after a light breakfast. We went in the month of February so day was not so hot. The road was a highway and at time of our visit construction was going on. The road was completely concreted upto Faizabad (which is 127 kms from Lucknow and it is better known as Faizabad road). In between there were some patches where work was going on. We drove at an average speed of 60 kms comfortably. On the way we took our lunch at a dhaba
After 2.5 hrs journey we reached Ayodhya. We hired a local guide for just Rs 30 who took us to various temples in the vicinity of Ramjanmabhoomi. Temples did not look very old, perhaps two to three centuries only. There are various citations which say that original Ayodhya was destroyed. Major revamp work was done by queen of Orcha who was an extreme devotee of Lord Rama. Before entering into Ramajanbhoomi premise we visited Hanumangarhi which is said to be place from where Lord Hanuman guarded Ayodhya. Next place was Ramjanmabhoomi. This place is heavily guarded by police and armed forces and no electronic gadget is allowed inside. One has to deposit all such gadgets before moving inside. Because of Sunday, the place was heavily crowded and there was a long queue. After passing through number of barricades we reached main place which was nothing but small idols kept under a temporary shelter. It took more than 2 hours to reach the place. All construction work is stopped in a ruling by Supreme Court in some kilometres periphery of this place aftermath of Babri masjid demolition.
Next place of visit was Kanakbhavan which was closed at that time. There is another temple behind Kanakbhavan. After here we went to one of Sarayu River’s bank. Because of lack of time we could not cover other major places. By the time we left Ayodhya, it was late evening and driving at night was a little bit risky because of lack of light and number of diversions. My suggestion to visitor would be, reach early morning and try to go in weekdays to avoid rush.