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The Ramayana is an ancient Indian epic, composed some time in the 5th century BCE, about the exile and then return of Rama, prince of Ayodhya. It was composed in Sanskrit by the sage Valmiki, who taught it to Rama's sons, the twins...

Rama (or Ramacandra) is the seventh avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. His adventures include the slaying of the demon king Ravana which is recounted in the Vana Parva of the Mahabharata and in the Ramayana, the oldest...

This Kalighat painting depicts a scene from the Sanskrit epic, Ramayana where Ravana, a demon, abducts Sita, the wife of Rama. Jatayu, a demigod and a follower of Rama tries to rescue Sita. This painting originates from Kolkata...

A modern illustration depicting the Hindu hero Rama alongside his wife Sita and faithful companion and brother Laksmana.

A 20th century CE print depicting Hanuman finding Sita in the Ashoka grove on Lanka after her abduction by the demon king Ravana. (M.V. Sharma)

Maricha appears as a Golden Deer to Sita, miniature painting, watercolor on paper, Nurpur School, 1720-1730. Lahore Museum.

Hanuman is one of several zoomorphic characters in Indian mythology, but is the only wholly animal figure who is revered as a god today. The mythic texts speak of him as a monkey child of the Wind God, as possessing enormous strength...

Ravana is the mythical multi-headed demon-king of Lanka in Hindu mythology. With ten heads and twenty arms, Ravana could change into any form he wished. Representing the very essence of evil, he famously fought and ultimately lost a series...

A Madhubani painting depicting Krishna and Rada. Painted by Padma Shri Sita Devi

Literature (from the Latin Littera meaning "letters" and referring to an acquaintance with the written word) is the written work of a specific culture, sub-culture, religion, philosophy, or the...