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Ramayana Trail — Walking Where Ram Walked

Five anchor sites tracing Ram's exile and return — Ayodhya (birth), Chitrakoot (forest exile), Nashik (Panchavati), Hampi (Kishkindha) and Rameshwaram (the bridge to Lanka).

Circuit · 5 stops · 2,482 km · 10 days suggested
1
Ayodhya

Ayodhya

2 days

Uttar Pradesh

Ram Janmabhoomi — the start of the epic. The new Ram Mandir consecrated January 2024 anchors the modern pilgrimage.

↓ 217 km to next
2
Chitrakoot

Chitrakoot

2 days

Uttar Pradesh

Forest exile years. Ram, Sita and Lakshman lived here for 11 of their 14 vanvas years. Mandakini ghats, Sphatik Shila, Hanuman Dhara.

↓ 934 km to next
3
Nashik

Nashik

2 days

Maharashtra

Panchavati — where the Surpanakha episode unfolded and Sita was abducted from. Sita Gufa, Kalaram Temple, Tapovan.

↓ 591 km to next
4
Hampi

Hampi

2 days

Karnataka

Kishkindha — Sugriva's monkey kingdom. Anjaneya Hill (Hanuman's birthplace by tradition), Pampa Sarovar, Rishimukha. Ramayana sites here predate Vijayanagar by centuries.

↓ 740 km to next
5
Rameswaram

Rameswaram

2 days

Tamil Nadu

Setubandh — where Ram built the bridge to Lanka with the help of Sugriva's vanara army. Pamban island; the temple of Ramanathaswamy with its 197m corridor.

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