Rama

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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 Sanskrit epic, written sometime in the 5th century BCE but with some later additions.

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Timeline

  • c. 500 BCE
    The Indian epic the Ramayana is composed by the sage Valmiki.
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