Exact location of Shree Rama janma-bhoomi in Skanda Purana

Shree Rama’s vast palace in Ayodhya and His EXACT birth location is vividly, accurately and sequentially described in Skanda Purana book II section VIII chapters 1-10.

Shlokam	Various tirtha (pilgrimages) of ancient Ayodhya described in Skanda Purana	Corresponding location in present-day Ayodhya
2.8.1.106-109	Chakra-tirtha and Vishnu-Hari	Chakratirth ghat
2.8.2.19-20	East of Chakra-tirtha is Brahma-kunda	Brahmakund Gurudwara
2.8.2.22-23	Northeast of Brahma-kunda is Rnmochana	Rinmochana ghat
2.8.2.33.35	Near Rnmochana is Papamochana ghat	Papamochana ghat nearby
2.8.2.44-46	East of Papamochana is Sahasradhara or Lakshmana-tirtha	Lakshman ghat
2.8.2.59-68	Lakshmana merges with Adi-Sesha, the divine serpent	Seshavatara temple
2.8.3.6-7	Ascension of Lord Rama from Swarga-dwara	Swargdwar ghat
2.8.3.45-48 to 5.23	Near Swarga-dwara is Chandrahari, to its southeast is Dharmahari, to its south is swarna-khani and to its south is confluence of Sarayu and Tilodaki	Chandrahari near Swargdwar, and there is a confluence of Sarayu River and a small stream on Google maps
2.8.6.1-2	West of this confluence is Sita kunda	Sita kund, east of Vidya kund and Mani Parvat
2.8.6.10	West of Vishnu-Hari is Chakra-Hari	Chakra-Hari on yatra map
2.8.6.63-69	Near Chakra-Hari is Gupta-Hari. 3 yojana west of Gupta-Hari is confluence of Sarayu and Gharghara	Guptar ghat, and confluence of Rivers Sharda and Ghaggar
2.8.7.1-2	North-west of Sita-kunda is Ksirodaka, Dasharatha’s yagnya spot	Dasharath mahal
2.8.7.9-38, 2.8.7.69	Southwest of Ksirodaka is Brihaspati kunda, then south is Rukmini kunda, then Northwest is Dhana-yaksha, treasurer of King Harishchandra, then north is Vasishtha kunda	Brihaspati kund on yatra map; Guru Vashishtha Dharamshala on Google map
2.8.7.77 – 2.8.8.1-6	West of Vasishtha kunda is Sagar kunda, then southwest is Yogini kunda, then east is Urvashi kunda, then south is Ghosarka kunda, then west is Rati kunda, then west is Kusumayuddha kunda	Kushmayudha kund on yatra map
2.8.8.13-14	West of Kusumayuddha kunda is Mantreshwar Shiva-linga temple	Lord Shiva temple
2.8.8.21-32	North of Mantreshwar temple are Goddesses Sitladevi, Bandi and Chudaki	There seems to be 3 mosques here
2.8.8.33	East of Goddess Chudaki temple is Maha-ratna tirtha	Mani Parvat, meaning mountain of emeralds
2.8.8.38-42	Southwest of Maha-ratna tirtha are 2 lakes Durbhara and Mahabhara	Durbharsar on yatra map
2.8.8.49-50	Northeast of Durbhara is Maha-vidya kunda	Vidya kund on yatra map
2.8.8.69	Dughdeshwar Mahadeva temple	Durgeshwar Mahadev temple
2.8.8.74-78	On the eastern side is Taponidhi tirtha, then to its west is Hanumat kunda, then further west is Vibhishana saras pond	Hanumat Garhi temple on Google maps;  Vibhishan kund on Google and yatra maps
2.8.9.1-53	Tirthas near Tamasa River including Bharata-kunda at Nandigrama	Bharat-kund near Nandigram
2.8.10.3-6	North of these places is tirtha of Vira gaja (elephant)	Mata-gajendra on yatra map
2.8.10.7-13	South of Vira tirtha is Lanka’s Surasa Rakshasa, who came to defend Ayodhya, To west of Surasa is Pindraka, then west is Vighneshwar	Sugreeva tila (fort)
2.8.10.18-19	Northeast of Vighneshwar, north of Vasishtha kunda and west of Laumasha is the EXACT location of Shree Rama janma-bhoomi. Reaching this pious place one can achieve moksha (salvation).	To the north of Vasishtha Dharmashala and west of Ram Gulela temple (Lomasha Muni ashram) is Shree Rama janma-bhoomi

The literary source describes Shree Rama’s palace walls enclosing most of the tirtha like Dasharatha mahal, Sita kund, Brahma kund, Vasishtha kund, Brihaspati kund, Hanumat kund, Vibhishan kund, Lomasha Rishi tirtha, Dughdeshwar Mahadeva temple and swarna-khani. The exact location of Shree Rama janmabhoomi described by Skanda Purana very accurately matches with the archaeological evidence found by ASI at the site in Ayodhya.

The Itihasa (Ramayana and Mahabharata) and the Purana are called the 5^th Veda [Ref: Bhagavata Purana 3.12.39; Shiva Purana 5.43.8]. Purana are important scriptures that contain our recorded history [Ref: Matsya Purana 53.63; Valmiki Ramayana 6.116, 6.119, 7.72, 7.97]. All this simply means that the Purana are ancient and authentic sources of information, which are relevant in the present context.

The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India passed an order for construction of a temple at the exact location of Shree Rama janmabhoomi based on Archaeological Survey of India’s survey reports and ground penetrating radar reports. The SC order can be downloaded here.