Ramayana – The legend of prince Rama
Ramayana Katha – or the great epic of Ramayana – the legend of Prince Rama. Story of Maryada Purushottam Rama, Vishnu’s seventh incarnation.
The Ramayana
Ram Navmi
Ram Navmi, is a Hindu festival celebrating birth of Lord Ram. Lord Ram’s birth is celebrated in Rama Navmi festival. Lord Ram is believed to be seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Shri Ram Navmi is celebrated on ninth day(navmi) of chaitra month of hindu lunar year, in waxing moon (shukla paksha). This festival is celebrated
The Ramayana (Rama and Ravana) story in pictures – Yuddha Kand (5)
Yuddha Kand (Rama and Ravana)- Part 5 In this part of Yuddha kand, Ravana loses his top commanders to Rama’s monkey commanders. The mighty warriors of Ravana meet death at the hands of Hanumana, Angada and Nila. This happens after Rama and Laxmana survived the attack of Indrajit. It was now Ravana’s turn to face
The Ultimate Ramayana Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Indian Mythology
The Ramayana has been written many times. First instance of this was written by Sage Valmiki who was initially a robber. Later, he chronicled the life events of Rama, who is an incarnation of Vishnu, which is called Shrimad Valmiki Ramayana. 1. __________was the vaidya(doctor) who healed Lakshman. 2. Meghnaad was performing yagna to please the
Ravana abducted Sita, fully knowing the consequences
Ravana – The great scholar Ravana, mostly known as the person who kidnapped Sita and was later killed by Lord Rama.Lets look at other aspects of him and try to find out the exact reason behind the abduction of Sita. Ravana was a great scholar, a devout devotee of Lord Shiva. He knew about the
The Ramayana Epic: 51 Surprising Facts and Trivia
The Ramayana is an amazing Indian story that’s been told for thousands of years! It’s all about Lord Rama, but it also tells the stories of many other important people. There’s Lakshmana, Rama’s loyal brother, Bharata, another brother who stayed true to Rama, and Hanuman, the amazing monkey god who helped Rama rescue his wife
The Ramayana story in pictures – Ayodhya Kand (2)
Ayodhya Kand – The Ramayana in pictures The Ramayana story is told by sage Valmiki in various kandas. This is the story which is told in Ayodhya kand and is primarily around Rama’s vanvaas. Kaikeyi and Manthra were the central characters towards Rama’s vanvaas. Manthra and Kaikeyi Manthra advising Kaikeyi to ask for Bharat’s ascendance
Interesting birth stories from Indian mythology
Birth of Rama, Pandavas, Jarasandh and others Indian or hindu mythology talk about interesting stories of births as well. We find instances where great characters came to earth in different way. One common way is that eating dessert or fruit results in birth of a child. We find this once in the period of The Ramayana and once
Stories of Boon in Indian mythology
Stories of Boons from Indian Mythology In Indian mythology, especially in times of Mahabharat and The Ramayana, we find many interesting stories related to boons. These boons were awarded by gods and sages to their devotees. The devotees performed penance so that they can be granted boons. Following are the narratives of some of the
Seven interesting death stories – Indian mythology
Death stories from Mahabharata and The Ramayana – Indian Mythology Though this topic seems a bit unusual, but there are enough incidents in Indian mythology, especially in Mahabharat and in the Ramayana, which compel me to write an article on the matter. These are a bit peculiar, so they warrant your attention. Interested? Read on… Death