Tulasi Smarak Bhavan

Established in the memory of 16th-century saint-poet Goswami Tulsidas, the Tulsi Smarak Bhawan is believed to have been the place where Tulsidas composed the Ramcharita. Located on the eastern end of the National Highway at Rajgang Crossing in Ayodhya, the Smarak was built in 1969, Sri Vishwanath Das, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh of the time.

In addition to the massive library which is a storehouse of rich literature, the Smarak also houses a research centre called the ‘Ayodhya Research Sansthan’. It is used to study and add signification literary, cultural and spiritual information about Ayodhya. The centre also exhibits Ramayana art and craft and has a daily recitation of Ramkatha.

In 1988, the government also added the Ram Katha Sanghralaya, a museum which is a repository is a quality collection of facts, data and antiques related to the life and times of Lord Sri Ram. Besides the regular prayers, devotional songs and sermons, Tulsi Jayanti is celebrated with much pomp and show on every 7th of the Shravan month.