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•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 favorite 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 Vanara 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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