Rama, despite knowing Sita’s purity, demanded that she prove her chastity before the people of Ayodhya. Sita’s eyes, filled ...

The Ramayana has long been more than a myth in India. It's a moral compass, a cultural backbone, a tale whispered from ...

Why did Sita mention the incident of Rama slaying Shambuka though it has no particular relevance in the poem? To Kunahammad, it has explicit contemporary meaning and relevance. “The shudra ...

RAJESH SAHAY writes about Ayodhya s Shravan Jhula Mela that celebrates the playful spirit of Hindu deitiesThe month of Shravan August is regarded as one of the most romantic months It is said that eve ...

It was a time for rejoicing in Ayodhya. Rama had married a beautiful princess called Sita and now, at last, King Dashratha could hand over the throne to his son. But the mother of Dashratha’s ...

The elderly couple welcomed Rama, Sita and Lakshmana with much fondness. Anasuya was an aged woman, grey-haired and wrinkled, with trembling limbs. Having reached a very high level of spiritual ...

Valmiki races through Rama’s childhood to get to His marriage, to show the role that Sita is going to play in His life. Janaka’s use of the words “sahadharmacharee tava”, when he gave Sita ...

In the rich storytelling traditions of the patua scroll artists of West Bengal, there exists a version of the Ramayana that is distinct from all others. Unlike most other Ramayanas—even ones ...

Khammam: The Lord Sri Rama Brahmostavalu will start on April 9 with the distribution of Ugadi Prasadam on the occasion of Chaithra Shudda Paudyami at the Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy temple at ...

Themes: the Hindu festival of Diwali; celebrating world religions; the story of Rama and Sita; good overcoming evil; light overcoming darkness. Summary: Diwali is a five-day festival celebrated by ...