Ayodhya Prasad's grandfather was the younger brother of the great Kudau Singh (c. 1815–1910), and thus Ayodhya Prasad was an important figure in the silsila of that pakhavaj tradition. That said, his playing style was somewhat different from others of the Kudau Singh silsila, and he often de-emphasized the inherent rhythmic drama of the style in favour of parans and relas, like those in the trital (16 counts) clip offered here, featuring extensive internal repetition. A long rela pattern in which there is extensive repetition of constituent elements is known more commonly as paral (or parar).

Ayodhya Prasad received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1967.