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    The Ramayana (/rɑːˈmɑːjənə/; Sanskrit: रामायणम्, romanized: Rāmāyaṇam), also known as Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti...
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    Rama (redirect from Rama (the Ramayana))
    traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Being. According to the Ramayana, Rama was born to Dasaratha and his first wife Kausalya in Ayodhya, the...
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    known as Bali, was a vanara and the king of Kishkindha in the Hindu epic Ramayana. He was the husband of Tara, the son of Indra, the elder brother of Sugriva...
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    Hanuman (redirect from Hanumad Ramayana)
    divine vanara, and a devoted companion of the deity Rama. Central to the Ramayana, Hanuman is celebrated for his unwavering devotion to Rama and is considered...
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    Ramayana, are known to exist. The oldest version is generally recognized to be the Sanskrit version attributed to the sage Narada, the Mula Ramayana....
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    (Sanskrit: भरत IAST: Bharatā) is the younger brother of Rama in Hindu epic Ramayana, and the regent of Ayodhya during Rama's exile. Bharata is considered as...
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  • Look up Ramayana in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ramayana is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. Ramayana, Ramayan, or Ramayanam...
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  • Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama is a 1992 anime film co-produced by Japan and India; produced and directed by Yugo Sako. It is based on the Indian...
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    and Sita in Hindu tradition. Their story is recounted in the Hindu epic, Ramayana and its other versions. He is said to have a whitish golden complexion...
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    legendary city mentioned in the ancient Sanskrit-language texts, including the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. These texts describe it as the capital of the Ikshvaku...
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  • Kesari Affiliation Vanara Abode Kishkindha Texts Ramayana Personal information Parents Brihaspati (father) Siblings Bharadvaja, Kacha Spouse Anjana Children...
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    the king of Śṛṅgiverapura, the nation of the Nishadas, in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Guha was Rama's first ally in latter's exile. Guha is known for arranging...
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    Sita (category Characters in the Ramayana)
    Bhumija, is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic Ramayana. Sita is the consort of Rama, the avatar of god Vishnu, and is regarded...
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    Ramayana is one of the two major Sanskrit ancient epics (Itihasas) of Hindu literature. It was composed by sage Valmiki. This is a list of important figures...
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    after his expulsion from the Garden of Eden. The ancient Sanskrit epic Ramayana (8th century BCE–3rd century CE) mentions a bridge constructed by the god...
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    Valmiki (category Ramayana)
    author of the epic Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text itself. He is revered as Ādi Kavi, the first poet, author of Ramayana, the first epic poem...
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    Lanka (redirect from Lanka (Ramayana))
    fortress capital of the legendary asura king Ravana in the epics of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The fortress was situated on a plateau between three...
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  • Indina Ramayana (transl. Today's Ramayana) is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Rajachandra and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Vishnuvardhan...
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  • Srimadramayana Kalpavrukshamu (transl. Holy Ramayana, the Wish-fulfilling Divine Tree), commonly referred to as Ramayana Kalpavruksham, is an Indian Telugu-language...
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    Ravana (category Characters in the Ramayana)
    the island of Lanka, and the chief antagonist in the Hindu epic Ramayana. In the Ramayana, Ravana is described as the eldest son of sage Vishrava and Kaikasi...
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    Angada (redirect from Angada (Ramayana))
    helps Rama find his wife Sita and fight her abductor, Ravana, in the epic Ramayana. He is the son of Vali and prince of Kishkindha, and is later crowned as...
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  • Chandrabhaga (Sanskrit: चंद्रभागा) is the queen of Samkasya in the Hindu epic Ramayana. She is the queen consort of Kushadhvaja, the brother of Janaka, who ruled...
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    children of Rama and Sita. Their story is recounted in the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. Hindu traditions claim he ruled the entire region of Kashmir, Indus River...
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    epic Ramayana. He is the son of Maricha, who was tasked by Ravana, the epic's main antagonist to kill Hanuman. Although not part of Valmiki Ramayana, his...
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    Mandodari (category Rakshasa in the Ramayana)
    consort of Ravana, the king of Lanka, according to the Hindu epic Ramayana. The Ramayana describes her as beautiful, pious, and righteous. She is extolled...
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     'enchantress'), is a Hindu goddess and the princess of Videha in the Hindu epic Ramayana. She is considered to be an avatāra of Nagalakshmi, the serpent goddess...
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    Yoga Vasistha (redirect from Maha-Ramayana)
    IAST: yoga-vāsiṣṭham; also known as Maha-Ramayana, Arsha Ramayana, Vasiṣṭha Ramayana, Yogavasistha-Ramayana and Jnanavasistha.) is a historically popular...
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    In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Tara (Sanskrit: तारा, Tārā, lit. 'star') is the Queen of Kishkindha and the wife of the monkey (vanara) King Vali. After being...
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    Kakawin Ramayana is an Old Javanese poem rendering of the Sanskrit Ramayana in kakawin meter. Kakawin Rāmâyaṇa is a kakawin, the Javanese form of kāvya...
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    In some versions of the Ramayana such as the Krittivasi Ramayana, Mahiravana, also called Ahiravana, is the son of raavanarakshasa Patala. He is variously...
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