Nageshwarnath Temple, Ayodhya

Nageshwarnath Temple is located at Ram Ki Paidi in Ayodhya and is one of the important Shiva temples in the city.

According to local tradition, the temple is connected with Kush, the son of Lord Rama. The story says that Kush once lost his armlet while bathing in the Saryu River. A Nag-Kanya found it and later developed feelings for him. She was a devotee of Lord Shiva, so Kush is believed to have built a temple dedicated to Shiva for her.

The temple continued to remain an important place of worship for centuries. Historical accounts associate the present structure with Naval Rai, a minister during the time of Safdar Jung, who is said to have rebuilt the temple around 1750.

Today, Nageshwarnath Temple is particularly known for its Mahashivratri celebrations. During the festival, large numbers of devotees visit the temple, and the traditional Shiv Barat procession is also held as part of the celebrations.

For visitors exploring Ayodhya, the temple can be included along with Ram Ki Paidi, the Saryu Ghats and other important spiritual sites in the city.

Sri Nageshwarnath Temple stands near Ram Ki Paidi in Ayodhya, on the banks of the Saryu. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and has an important place in Ayodhya's religious traditions. The legend of Kush

According to local tradition, the temple's origin goes back to Kush, the son of Lord Rama. The story says that Kush lost his armlet while bathing in the Saryu. A Nag-Kanya, who was a devotee of Lord Shiva, found the armlet and returned it to him.

To honour her devotion to Shiva, Kush is believed to have established the Nageshwarnath Temple at this place. This is the traditional story associated with the temple's ancient origins, rather than a historically verified construction date

Connection with Vikramaditya

Local tradition also says that the shrine remained in good condition until the time associated with King Vikramaditya. Some Ayodhya accounts connect the temple with the identification and revival of ancient sacred sites in the city.

The present temple

The structure visitors see today is associated with the 18th century. According to the Government of Uttar Pradesh, the present temple was built in 1750 by Naval Rai, a minister of Safdar Jung. Other official/local tourism sources describe this as the rebuilding or renovation of the older shrine.

So, for your website, it's better to say “the present temple dates to 1750” rather than saying the entire temple was originally built in 1750.

Mahashivratri at Nageshwarnath

Nageshwarnath is especially important during Mahashivratri. The temple becomes a major centre of worship, and the traditional Shiv Barat procession is an important part of the celebrations. Large numbers of devotees visit the temple during the festival.

A temple with two layers of history

What makes Nageshwarnath particularly interesting is the way its history combines Ayodhya's ancient religious traditions with the history of its present 18th-century structure. The story of Kush and the Nag-Kanya belongs to the temple's sacred tradition, while the 1750 rebuilding under Naval Rai provides a documented historical reference for the present structure.

For your Plan Ayodhya Tour page, I would use this distinction clearly—“Ancient legend” + “History of the present temple”—because it makes the content more trustworthy and avoids presenting a religious tradition as a verified historical fact.