Ayodhya is considered the birthplace of Rama by many Hindus and a grand temple named after the deity is under construction there. (Image: Reuters)
In October last year, Faizabad Cantt railway station was renamed as Ayodhya Cantt railway station, while in 2018 the entire district was renamed as Ayodhya district.
Sources said that Faizabad Cantonment will now be known as Ayodhya Cantonment as Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved the name change proposal by the Uttar Pradesh government.
In October last year, Faizabad Cantt railway station was renamed as Ayodhya Cantt railway station, while in 2018 the entire district was renamed as Ayodhya district.
As part of its name-change exercise, the state government had earlier renamed Allahabad to Prayagraj and the centuries-old Mughalsarai railway station was named after RSS ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyay.
Faizabad district was renamed Ayodhya, as many in the current administration said that Ayodhya was the capital of the “Ikshvaku dynasty”, to which Rama belonged. Ayodhya is considered the birthplace of Rama by many Hindus and a grand temple named after the deity, a flagship project of the BJP-led Centre, is now under construction.
Other designated districts include Azamgarh to Aryamgarh, Aligarh to Harigarh and Agra to Agravan.
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