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Valmiki (/ v ɑː l ˈ m iː k i /; [2] Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि, romanized: Vālmīki, [ʋɑːlmiːki]) [A] was a legendary poet who is celebrated as the traditional author of the epic Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text itself.
Maharshi Valmiki Sanskrit University is a university established in 2018 by the Government of Haryana at Mundri village of Kaithal district of India. It is 12 km east of Kaithal , 111 km from the state capital Chandigarh , 145 km from Hisar , and 164 km from the NCR New Delhi .
Ayodhya Airport (IATA: AYJ, ICAO: VEAY), officially named as Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, [6] is an international airport serving the twin cities of Ayodhya and Faizabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. [7] [8] The airport is located adjacent to NH-27 and NH-330 at Naaka in Faizabad.
Valmiki is revered in India as the author of the Indian epic poem Ramayana, and is also worshipped as the avatar of God by members of the Balmiki sect. [2] Valmiki himself appears as a major character in the Ramayana , as a monk who receives the banished queen Sita into his hermitage and acts as teacher to her twin sons, Lava and Kusha . [ 3 ]
The Ramayana (/ r ɑː ˈ m ɑː j ə n ə /; [1] [2] Sanskrit: रामायणम्, romanized: Rāmāyaṇam [3]), also known as Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics of Hinduism known as the Itihasas, the other ...
Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Asthan, dedicated to Valmiki, is situated 11 km west of Amritsar on Amritsar Lopoke road. As per regional tradition, the Hindu temple dates back to the period of the events of the epic Ramayana, identified as the location of the ashram of the sage.
According to the legend, it is said that the Shivalinga in the temple is believed to be originated from the ascetic site of Maharishi Valmiki.Therefore, it became famous after the name of the sage Valmiki called as Valmikeshwar Nath Mahadev.
According to local beliefs and mythological accounts, Laxman left Sita at this location after her expulsion from Ayodhya by Lord Rama. Historically, the site was believed to be near a large river with Maharishi Valmiki's ashram on the opposite hills. Sita is said to have spent her pregnancy here, giving birth to Luv and Kush, and raising them. [5]