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The Ramayana, also known as the Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a Hindu smriti mythological epic poem from ancient India. It is one of the two important epics of Hinduism
Rama's journey during exile (with wife, Sita and brother, Lakshmana), forms central narrative of Ramayana
An artist's impression of sage Valmiki composing the Ramayana
The marriage of the four sons of Dasharatha to the four daughters of Siradhvaja Janaka and Kushadhvaja. Rama and Sita, Lakshmana and Urmila, Bharata and Mandavi and Shatrughna with Shrutakirti. Folio from the Shnagri Ramayana, early 18th-century. National Museum, New Delhi
Rama leaving for fourteen years of exile from Ayodhya
Rama
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Rama, also known as Ram, is a major deity in Hinduism, who is worshipped as one of the prominent avatars of Vishnu. Rama is considered an ideal man and is the heroic protagonist of the Hindu epic Rama
Ramayana
…Mahabharata, narratives of past events (purāvṛtta), interspersed with teachings on the goals of human life. The epic narrates the life and journey of Rama, the seventh avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu, who was the prince of Ayodhya. It is one of the largest ancient epics in world literature and consists…
Rama holding a bow and arrow, early 20th century depiction
Balak Ram, the 5-year-old form of Rama, is the principal deity of the Ram Mandir in Ram Janmabhoomi
The marriage ceremony of Rama and Sita.