Manthara
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Manthara is a character in the Hindu epic Ramayana. In the epic, she is described to have convinced Queen Kaikeyi that the throne of Ayodhya belonged to her son Bharata and that her step-son—crown-pri
Painting of Manthara (left) with Kaikeyi
Dasharatha promises to banish Rama per Kaikeyi's wishes. A folio from Ayodhya Kand manuscript
Dasharatha being asked in court to banish Rama by Kaikeyi and her humpbacked female slave Manthara
Ramopakhyana
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Rāmopākhyāna is a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata, telling the story of Rama and Sita, a tale best known from the other great Sanskrit epic, the Ramayana.
Bharata begs Rama to return from exile, from Vana Parva
Kurukshetra