More than 2,000 years old and 24,000 verses long, the Ramayana is one of the most important Hindu myths. A minutely detailed manuscript of the epic from the 17th century has gone on display for ...

After lighting the evening lamp, they sit close to the ‘Nilavilakku’ or the traditional Kerala lamp and narrate the verses of ‘Adhyatma Ramayana’ (the Malayalam version of Ramayana). The reading of ...

Few epics have the same influence as the Ramayana. Its impact stretches far beyond the pages of a single book, reaching into cultures, beliefs and art across centuries and continents. Ramayana in ...

Valmiki's Ramayana, composed around 500 BCE, is the original and most revered version. Written in Sanskrit, it comprises ...

We learn dharma from Lord Rama, but we also get valuable lessons from other characters in the Ramayana, said Navalpakkam Vasudevachariar in a discourse. Even the negative characters such as ...

Ramayana, depicting the story of Lord Ram was first written by him in Sanskrit language and consists of 24,000 verses that are divided in 7 ‘Kandas’ (cantos). Valmiki Jayanti is observed in honour of ...

According to the Ramayana, Rama was banished to the forest ... A puja is a special prayer ritual where verses are recited, and offerings of fruit and other delicacies are given to the gods as ...

Devotees engage in fasting, prayers, and recitation of Ramayana verses, seeking divine blessings and reflecting on her exemplary life and values. Goddess Sita is central to the epic Ramayana ...