Indra is the king of the gods. In the Ramayana he fathers Vali, is humbled by Ravana and Indrajit, sends his own chariot and charioteer Matali to Rama for the final battle and restores the fallen vanaras to life.
Stories and legends
StoryThe Birth of Ramaश्री राम का जन्मThe childless King Dasharatha of Ayodhya performed the Putrakameshti yagna, conducted by the sage Rishyasringa. A divine being rose from the fire with a bowl of sacred payasam…
StoryAhalya Freed by Ramaअहल्या का उद्धारTurned to stone by the sage Gautama's curse, Ahalya waited ages for release and was freed by the touch of Rama's feet, the Ramayana's tender parable of grace,…
StoryThe Fall of Ravanaरावण वधIn the last battle of the war of Lanka, Rama, riding Indra's chariot and strengthened by the Aditya Hridayam taught by Agastya, fights Ravana for days. When his…
StorySita’s Agni Parikshaसीता की अग्नि परीक्षाAfter the war, Sita walked through fire to prove her purity before the world, and Agni, the fire-god himself, returned her unharmed and declared her faultless. One of…Continue exploring
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Appears inRamayanaरामायण
Places & templesAyodhyaअयोध्या
ChildrenValiवालीStories & mythsThe Birth of Ramaश्री राम का जन्म
ConsortSachiशचीStories & mythsAhalya Freed by Ramaअहल्या का उद्धार
Places & templesLankaलंकाStories & mythsThe Fall of Ravanaरावण वध
Places & templesMithilaमिथिलाStories & mythsSita’s Agni Parikshaसीता की अग्नि परीक्षा
ParentsKashyapaकश्यप
ParentsAditiअदिति