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e. Sita (Sanskrit: सीता; IAST: Sītā), also known as Siya, Janaki and Maithili, is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic Ramayana. Sita is the consort of Rama, the avatar of god Vishnu, and is regarded as an avatar of goddess Lakshmi. [12] She is the chief goddess of the Ramanandi Sampradaya and is the goddess of ...
Sita: Warrior of Mithila. Sita: Warrior of Mithila is the fifth book of Amish Tripathi, fifth book of Amishverse, and second book of Ram Chandra Series. It was released on 29 May 2017. Ram Chandra Series is a retelling of the most famous epic of India, the Ramayana. Each book in the series focuses on one important character of the Ramayana.
Shurpanakha (Sanskrit: शूर्पणखा, IAST: śūrpaṇakhā, lit. 'she whose fingernails are like winnowing fans '), is a rakshasi (demoness) in Hindu epic. Her legends are mainly narrated in the epic Ramayana and its other versions. She was the sister of Lanka's king, Ravana, and the daughter of the sage Vishrava and the rakshasi ...
Sita Swayamvara (Maithili: सीता स्वंवर) is a popular event in the history of the epic Ramayana in the Indian subcontinent. The event was related to a competition among the kings in the subcontinent to get an offer for marrying with the princess Sita of the Mithila Kingdom. The competition of the Sita Swayamvara was organised ...
Both Rama and Aayodhya's citizen were waiting for his return. One day, Shurpanakha, a demoness and the sister of the demon king Ravana, encountering Rama and Lakshmana during their exile in the forest. She is enamored by Rama's appearance and attempts to seduce him. However, Rama, who is devoted to his wife Sita, rejects her advances.
Trijata. Trijata (Sanskrit: त्रिजटा, IAST: Trijaṭā) is a rakshasi (demoness) in the Hindu epic Ramayana who is assigned the duty of guarding Sita who was kidnapped by the demon-king of Lanka Ravana. [1] In later adaptions of Ramayana, Trijata is described as a daughter of Vibhishana, the brother of Ravana. In the Ramayana ...
A painting of Ravana kidnapping Sita by Raja Ravi Varma.Some versions of the Ramayana narrate that Maya Sita was kidnapped by Ravana instead of the real Sita.. In some adaptations of the Hindu epic Ramayana, Maya Sita (Sanskrit: माया सीता, "illusional Sita") or Chaya Sita (छाया सीता, "shadow Sita") is the illusionary duplicate of the goddess Sita (the heroine in ...
In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Maricha, or Mareecha (Sanskrit: मारीच, IAST: Mārīca) is a rakshasha, who was killed by Rama, the hero of the epic and an avatar of Vishnu. He is mentioned as an ally of Ravana, the antagonist of the epic. His most notable exploit is his role in the kidnapping of Sita, Rama's wife. His son Kalanemi was ...