CharacterAllies of Rama
Jatayu: Places
जटायुKing of the vultures; friend of Dasharatha. Also called Gridhraraja.
Jatayu, the aged vulture king and son of Aruna, was an old friend of King Dasharatha. He fought Ravana in the sky to save Sita, broke his chariot and lost his wings, and lived only long enough to tell Rama which way Sita had been taken. Rama performed his last rites himself.
Where is Jatayu worshipped?
PlaceLepakshiलेपाक्षीLepakshi is linked by local tradition with the spot where Jatayu fell after fighting Ravana. Rama finds the…
PlaceMahendra mountainमहेंद्र पर्वतMahendra is the mountain on the southern shore from which Hanuman leaps across the ocean to Lanka. It…
PlacePanchavati, Nashikपंचवटी, नासिकPanchavati, the grove of five banyans on the Godavari at Nashik in Maharashtra, is where Rama, Sita and…
