Rama (Devanāgarī: राम ; Rāma,; Burmese: ရာမ Jàma̰ ; Javanese: Ramavijaya ; Khmer: ព្រះរាម Phreah Ream ; Lao: ພຣະຣາມ Phra Ram ; Malay: Megat Seri Rama ; Tamil: ராமர் Ramar; Thai: พระราม Phra Ram) or full name Ramachandra (Kannada-ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ, Hindi-रामचंद्र, Telugu-రామచంద్ర ) is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian Puranas. Rama was born in Suryavansha (Ikshvaku Vansh) on January 10, later known as Raghuvnsha after king Raghu. Based on Puranic genealogy, Rama is believed by Hindus to have lived in the second Yuga called Treta Yuga, before Krishna who was born towards the end of Dwapara Yuga. Rama is traditionally considered to have appeared in the last quarter of Treta Yuga.
A Mandir, Devalayam, Devasthanam, or a Hindu temple (Sanskrit: देवालयः, Tamil: கோயில் / கோவில், Telugu :దేవాలయం, Kannada: ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ,Sinhala: කෝවිල, Hindi: मन्दिर, Gujarati: મંદિર, Konkani:दॆवळ / दॆवस्थान, Marathi: देऊळ, Oriya:ଦେଉଳ,ମଦିର, Bengali: মন্দির, Malayalam: അമ്പലം, Punjabi: ਮੰਦਰ) is a place of worship for followers of Hinduism. A characteristic of most temples is the presence of murtis (statues) of the Hindu deity to whom the temple is dedicated. They are usually dedicated to one primary deity, the presiding deity, and other deities associated with the main deity. However, some temples are dedicated to several deities, and others are dedicated to murtis in an aniconic form. Many temples are in key geographical points, such as a hill top, near waterfalls, caves and rivers, because some believe the Puranas mention that "the gods always play where groves are near rivers, mountains, and springs."