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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))
    (maryāda puruṣottama), Rama is the male protagonist of the Hindu epic Ramayana. His birth is celebrated every year on Rama Navami, which falls on the...
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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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    known as Bali, was a vanara and the king of Kishkindha in the Hindu epic Ramayana. He was the son of Indra, the husband of Tara, the elder brother of Sugriva...
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  • Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama is a 1993 anime film co-produced by Japan and India; produced and directed by Yugo Sako. It is based on the Indian...
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    (Sanskrit: भरत IAST: Bharata) 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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    as many as three hundred versions of the Indian Hindu epic poem, the Ramayana, are known to exist. The oldest version is generally recognized to be the...
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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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    Rama and Sita in Hindu texts. 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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    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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    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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  • Kesari Affiliation Vanara Abode Kishkindha Texts Ramayana Genealogy Parents Brihaspati Tara Siblings Bharadvaja, Kacha Spouse Anjana and Anjali Children...
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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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    Sita (category Characters in the Ramayana)
    Maithili, 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: The Epic is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language computer-animated mythological action film from Maya Digital Media. Directed by Chetan Desai and produced...
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    a 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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    Jatayu (redirect from Jatayu (Ramayana))
    Jatayu (Sanskrit: जटायु, IAST: Jaṭāyu) is a demigod in the Hindu epic Ramayana, who has the form of a vulture. He was the younger son of Aruṇa and his...
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    In some versions of the Ramayana such as the Krittivasi Ramayana, Mahiravana, is the younger brother of the rakshasa king Ravana. He secretly carried away...
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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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    Lanka (redirect from Lanka (Ramayana))
    fortress capital of the legendary Rakshasa king Ravana in the epics of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The fortress was situated on a plateau between three...
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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 vanara King Vali. After being widowed...
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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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    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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    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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     '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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