• Important Details

• Rama--- the eldest son of King Dasaratha and Queen Kaushalya

• Bharata----the son of Queen Kaikeyi
• Laksman and Sathrugna----the sons of Queen Sumitra
• Ayodhya-----the place of Rama
• Mithila-----the place of Sita
• Sita -----the wife of Rama
• King Janak---the father of Sita
• Swayamvara---the ceremony where a lady is going to select her groom in a form of a contest
• Pushpaka Vimana---the chariot of Ravana
• Ravana---the ten-headed monster
• Kumbhakarana--- is portrayed as a virtuous character, despite his monstrous size and
appearance.
• Vali---the monkey that was killed by Rama at the same time the brother of Sugreeva.
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• Sugreeva---the only friend of Hanuman
• Hanuman---the leader of the monkey who helps Rama in finding Sita
• Jatayu---the vulture who helps Sita from Ravana
• Hanuman, the monkey god, brings a Himalayan Mountain with the herb sanjeevani to cure
his brother Lakshman.
• Sita undergoes Agni Pariksha (an ordeal of fire) by which she proves her chastity before she is
accepted by Rama.
• Luv and Kush----the children of Rama and Sita
• Surpanakha was the sister of demon king Ravana who was killed by Lord Rama. Her nose was
cut by Lakshman.
• Mandodari---the wife of Ravana
• Mareecha- is an important character in Ramayana, who turned the story by helping Ravana
to kidnap Sita. (disguises as the golden deer)