To discuss figures like Rama and Sita requires a readjustment of perception. The question between them was not of Rama versus Sita or ‘husband versus wife’ or even ‘you versus me’.

So, Sita left Pulpally and walked through the forest, crossing hills and dales, carrying all her belongings in a bamboo basket. Rama and Lakshmana were returning the same way, after a battle.

Sita is one of the most revered and beloved figures in Hinduism, as the consort of Lord Rama and the heroine of the epic Ramayana. She is also worshipped as an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi ...