about 90 km from Sultanpur
Pandit for Ram Katha and Puja in Ayodhya
Ayodhya is about 90 km from Sultanpur — close enough that a puja or a day's anushthan can be conducted and returned from the same day, and a Katha needs only the dates blocked rather than a long stay arranged.
Enquiries from Ayodhya lean towards Shri Ram Katha more than anywhere else, which changes the planning: a Ram Katha is paced by the prasang rather than by the skandha, so the number of days is settled from where the family wants the katha to rest. A good many enquiries here are also about a rite at the Saryu — tarpan or a sankalp taken at the ghat — with the family staying in town. Where that is the case it is worth saying so at the outset, because the tithi is then chosen for the ghat rather than for the house.
Travel is by road and is arranged from this end. During Ram Navami and the Sawan and Kartik months the town fills and both dates and rooms go early, so a Katha planned for those weeks should be asked about months rather than days ahead.
Commonly arranged in Ayodhya
Shri Ram Katha and Devi Bhagwat
Shri Ram Katha and Devi Bhagwat Katha — from family gatherings to temple and community programmes.
Shrimad Bhagwat Katha
A weekly or seven-day Shrimad Bhagwat Katha — at home, in a temple or in a community hall, as prescribed by the Shastras.
Yagya, Anushthan and Bhoomi Pujan
Yagya and Vedic Anushthans, Bhoomi Pujan, and religious and auspicious ceremonies.