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The exile of Rama is an event featured in the Ramayana, [1] [2] [a] and is an important period in the life of Rama.In the epic, Rama is exiled by his father, Dasharatha, under the urging of his step-mother Kaikeyi, accompanied by his wife Sita and half-brother Lakshmana for 14 years. [3]
Rama in the exile, with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana. When Sita asked Rama to fetch a magical golden deer for her, Rama asked Lakshmana to stand guard as he sensed danger and evil. The golden deer was the demon Maricha, who distracted Rama. When Rama killed Maricha, he cried out in Rama's voice for help.
[220] [221] Rama, Lakshmana and evil Ravana are the eighth triad, with Rama being the reborn Baladeva, and Lakshmana as the reborn Vasudeva. [73] Rama is described to have lived long before the 22nd Jain Tirthankara called Neminatha. In the Jain tradition, Neminatha is believed to have been born 84,000 years before the 9th-century BCE Parshvanatha.
Hanuman rescues Rama and Lakshmana after they are kidnapped by the Ahi-Mahi Ravana at the behest of Ravana and held prisoner in a cave, to be sacrificed to the goddess Kali. Adbhuta Ramayana is a version that is obscure but also attributed to Valmiki – intended as a supplementary to the original Valmiki Ramayana .
Ram Van Gaman Path [1] is the path that Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshmana took during their 'vanvaas' or exile years. It starts from Ayodhya and ends at Sri Lanka.This path is much revered in the Hindu religion as various key incidents of Lord Rama's life have taken place on this path.
Rama had around eight thousand wives among whom Sita was the principal consort (whereas in the Valmiki Ramayana, Sita was Rama's only wife), and Lakshmana had around sixteen thousand wives in which Prithvisundari was his principal consort (in the Hindu epic, he had only one wife, Urmila). After Lakshmana's death, Rama becomes a monk.
The Rama Lakshmana Dwadashi is important for begetting a son. The Vamana Dwadashi, also called Onam, venerates Vamana, the fifth incarnation of Vishnu, and the visit ...
The idol of Lakshmana is placed on the left hand side of Rama. The idol is a smaller but similar to Rama. While the posture (madhyama tala and tribhanga pose) is similar to his elder brother, the idol differs from Rama in a few ways. The deity of Hanuman is usually kept sideways on to the right side of Rama.