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    The name Ramayana means "Rama" + "Aayana" , where as Rama is name of Lord or God and Aayana means Path or Way. The literal meaning of the name is "the journey of Rāma" or "the career of Rāma" or in other words path or way taken or chosen by Rama during the human life cycle form at earth, during Treta Yuga (869000 years ago) in Jambudweep(Java Plum)/Aryavart/India

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    The name Ramayana means "Rama" + "Aayana" , where as Rama is name of Lord or God and Aayana means Path or Way. The literal meaning of the name is "the journey of Rāma" or "the career of Rāma" or in other words path or way taken or chosen by Rama during the human life cycle form at earth, during Treta Yuga (869000 years ago) in Jambudweep(Java Plum)/Aryavart/India

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    The name Ramayana means "Rama" + "Aayana" , where as Rama is name of Lord or God and Aayana means Path or Way. The literal meaning of the name is "the journey of Rāma" or "the career of Rāma" or in other words path or way taken or chosen by Rama during the human life cycle form at earth, during Treta Yuga (869000 years ago) in Jambudweep(Java Plum)/Aryavart/India

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    Characters

    Rama seated with Sita, fanned by Lakshmana, while Hanuman pays


    his respects

    Statue of Ravana at Koneswaram Hindu Temple, Sri Lanka.

    Ikshvaku dynasty

     Dasharatha is king of Ayodhya and father of Rama. He has


    three queens, Kausalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra, and four
    sons: Bharata, and twins Lakshmana, Shatrughna and Rama.
    Once, Kaikeyi saved Dasaratha in a war and as a reward, she got
    the privilege from Dasaratha to fulfil two of her wishes at any
    time of her lifetime. She made use of the opportunity and forced
    Dasharatha to make their son Bharata crown prince and send
    Rama into exile for 14 years. Dasharatha dies heartbroken after
    Rama goes into exile.
     Rama is the main character of the tale. Portrayed as the
    seventh avatar of god Vishnu, he is the eldest and favourite son
    of Dasharatha, the king of Ayodhya and his Chief
    Queen, Kausalya. He is portrayed as the epitome of virtue.
    Dasharatha is forced by Kaikeyi to command Rama to relinquish
    his right to the throne for fourteen years and go into exile. Rama
    kills the evil demon Ravana, who abducted his wife Sita, and later
    returns to Ayodhya to form an ideal state.

    Rama and the Vanar chiefs

     Sita (Vaidehi) is another of the tale's protagonists.She was the


    blood of sages who sacrificed their lives to develop the powerful
    force to get rid of earth from demons. This blood was collected in
    a pot and was buried in Earth, so She is called the daughter of
    Mother Earth, adopted by King Janaka, and Rama's beloved
    wife. Rama went to Mithila and got a chance to marry her by
    breaking the Shiv Dhanush (bow) while trying to tie a knot to it
    in a competition organized by King Janaka of Mithila. The
    competition was to find the most suitable husband for Sita and
    many princes from different states competed to win her. Sita is
    the avatar of goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu. Sita is
    portrayed as the epitome of female purity and virtue. She follows
    her husband into exile and is abducted by the Lanka's king
    Ravana. She is imprisoned on the island of Lanka, until Rama
    rescues her by defeating Ravana. Later, she gives birth to twin
    boys Lava and Kusha.
     Bharata is the son of Dasharatha and Queen Kaikeyi. when he
    learns that his mother Kaikeyi has forced Rama into exile and
    caused Dasharatha to die brokenhearted, he storms out of the
    palace and goes in search of Rama in the forest. When Rama
    refuses to return from his exile to assume the throne, Bharata
    obtains Ram's sandals and places them on the throne as a gesture
    that Rama is the true king. Bharata then rules Ayodhya as the
    regent of Rama for the next fourteen years, staying outside the
    city of Ayodhya. He was married to Mandavi.
     Lakshmana (Saumitra) is a younger brother of Rama, who
    chose to go into exile with him. He is the son of King Dasharatha
    and Queen Sumitra and twin of Shatrughna. Lakshmana is
    portrayed as an avatar of Shesha, the nāga associated with the
    god Vishnu. He spends his time protecting Sita and Rama, during
    which time he fights the demoness Shurpanakha. He is forced to
    leave Sita, who was deceived by the demon Maricha into
    believing that Rama was in trouble. Sita is abducted by Ravana
    upon his leaving her. He was married to Sita's younger
    sister Urmila.
     Shatrughna (Shatrughna means Ripudaman: Killer of
    enemies) is a son of Dasharatha and his third wife Queen
    Sumitra. He is the youngest brother of Rama and also the twin
    brother of Lakshmana. He was married to Shrutakirti.

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