CharacterRaghuvamsha
Rama: Appears in
रामPrince and king of Ayodhya; seventh avatar of Vishnu. Also called Raghava, Raghunandana, Dasharathi, Ramachandra, Kausalyanandana, Maryada Purushottama, Kodandapani.
Rama, prince of Ayodhya and seventh avatar of Vishnu, is the hero of the Ramayana. Exiled for fourteen years, he lost his wife Sita to Ravana, allied with Hanuman and the vanaras, won her back in the war of Lanka and ruled as the ideal king. He is honoured as Maryada Purushottama.
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Appears inRamayanaरामायण
ConsortSitaसीता
SiblingsLakshmanaलक्ष्मण
Stories & mythsThe Breaking of Shiva’s Bowशिव धनुष भंग
Places & templesAyodhyaअयोध्या
FestivalsRama Navamiराम नवमी
Aartis & mantrasShri Ramchandra Kripaluश्रीरामचन्द्र कृपालु भजु मनStories & mythsWhy Diwali Is Celebrated: Rama’s Return to Ayodhyaदीपावली क्यों मनाई जाती है: राम का अयोध्या आगमनStories & mythsThe Exile of Ramaराम का वनवासStories & mythsAhalya Freed by Ramaअहल्या का उद्धारStories & mythsShabari’s Berriesशबरी के बेर