CharacterIkshvaku royal family
Dasharatha: Places
दशरथKing of Ayodhya; father of Rama. Also called Raghunandana's father | Lord of Kosala | King of the Raghu line.
Dasharatha was the righteous king of Ayodhya and father of Rama. Bound by a promise to his queen Kaikeyi, he was forced to exile his beloved son Rama, and died of grief, the tragic hinge of the Ramayana.
Where is Dasharatha worshipped?
PlaceAyodhyaअयोध्याAyodhya, on the Sarayu in Uttar Pradesh, is the capital of the Ikshvaku kings in the Ramayana and…
PlaceMithilaमिथिलाMithila is King Janaka's kingdom and Sita's home. Here Rama breaks Shiva's bow, and the four sons of…
PlaceKekayaकेकयKekaya is the kingdom of Queen Kaikeyi's family, ruled by her father Ashwapati. Bharata is staying there when…Continue exploring
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Appears inRamayanaरामायण
Related figuresRamaरामPlaces & templesAyodhyaअयोध्या
ConsortKausalyaकौसल्या
Stories & mythsThe Birth of Ramaश्री राम का जन्म
Related figuresBharataभरत
ConsortKaikeyiकैकेयीPlaces & templesMithilaमिथिला
Related figuresLakshmanaलक्ष्मण
Stories & mythsThe Exile of Ramaराम का वनवास
Stories & mythsBharata and the Sandalsभरत और पादुका
Stories & mythsShravan Kumar and the Curse on Dasharathaश्रवण कुमार और दशरथ का शाप