She is a wicked woman, and gives Kaikeyi the idea to ask Dasaratha to exile Rama and crown Bharata king instead. She does not have a close relationship with her husband, but she loves her son Rama very deeply. She is the oldest wife, and very kind and wise. The first wife of Dasaratha and mother of Rama. She is the mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna. She later calls in this favor to have Bharata crowned king and Rama sent into the forest, inspired by the worlds of her maid, Manthara. After she saved the life of Dasaratha in battle, he offered to grant anything she would ask of him. The third and youngest wife of King Dasaratha, and mother of Bharata.

In one of his first great acts, Rama breaks her curse by slaying her. As a demon, she drinks the blood of living creatures and kills anything she can see. TatakaДЄ beautiful woman who was transformed into a demon (rakshasi) when she tried to seduce the rishi Agastya. He is sometimes depicted as a combination of a deer and a man. RishyaringaДЄ great rishi he presides over the sacrifice that King Dasaratha offers in order to get a son. Guru to King Dasaratha, he offers religious advice to the king and the royal family. He is one of the sons of Rama, but he does not know this. KushaДЄlong with Lava, one of the youths to whom Valmiki taught the Ramayana that he received from Narada. LavaДЄlong with Kusha, one of the youths to whom Valmiki taught the Ramayana that he received from Narada. He is able to tame the power of other gods, devas, and supernatural beings, and he often grants blessings and wishes to those who sit in dedication meditation ('tapasya'). He is a great ascetic, and often sits in meditation. Siva is part of the great trinity in Hindusim, along with Vishnu and Brahma. Later, Siva brought her down to earth and she became the river Ganges. Because of her incomparable beauty, she was given to the Devas, and she became the Milky Way. Ganga is a goddess, the daughter of Himavan. He takes Rama on a quest to defeat a demon and to lift the bow of Siva, the first step in the future king's great journey. Through long meditation, he gained a number of magical powers. Viswamitra is a great sage and wise man who was once a king. He is a good king: kind, just and well-liked by his people. Of all his three sons, he loves Rama most deeply, and tries to shelter the boy from any danger. King of Ayodhya, father of Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna. He is married to Sita's younger sister, Urmila. He is deeply devoted to his brother, whom he follows through many dangerous adventures and quests. Son of King Dasaratha, and brother of Rama. His arrogance combined, with great intelligence and power, has led him to rule over much of the earth, spreading terrible evil everywhere he goes. Ravana is a rakshasa who performed penance for the God Siva for many years, and in return received a great blessing from the God: he cannot be killed by any God, demon, or other divine being.

She is famed for her virtue and beauty, and is regarded as an avatara of the goddess Lakshmi, Vishnu's consort. She marries Rama, and loves him so much that she follows him into exile. Sita's father, King Janak, found her lying in a furrow on sanctified ground and decided to raise her as his daughter. He has a strong bond with his brother Lakshmana as well. He is married to Sita, whom he loves deeply. He is also a virtuous, strong, and just man in his own right. He is an avatara of Vishnu, the Blue God and the sustainer of worlds. The son of King Dasaratha and Queen Kausalya, Rama is the prince of Ayodya.

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